Not enough time to search the birds thoroughly, so probably missed some (counts low). Thought I saw a Stilt Sandpiper at one point but lost it in among the 900+ yellowlegs, couldn't find any Wilson's Phalarope. Didn't look carefully at the peeps but thought most were Least. Too dark by the time we reached Puddler's marsh and we never got to Mays Point. Lots of swallows and several imm. Black Tern.
Dave Wheeler/Mickey Scilingo Montezuma NWR--Knox-Marcellus Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Jul 7, 2011 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: With Mickey Scilingo; not enough time to make accurate counts or look carefully at peeps; possible Stilt Sandpiper 40 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose X Wood Duck X American Wigeon X Mallard X Blue-winged Teal 3 Green-winged Teal X Redhead 1 Great Blue Heron 60 approximate Great Egret 17 Bald Eagle 1 Sandhill Crane 2 Killdeer 15 or more; many were in weedy/muddy areas and hard to see Spotted Sandpiper 12 or more; many were in weedy/muddy areas and hard to see Solitary Sandpiper 1 probably more Greater Yellowlegs 3 Lesser Yellowlegs 900 +/-100; quick count by tens Sanderling 1 Dunlin 1 peep sp. 200 estimate between 150-300 but they were moving around a lot and not counted; mostly, if not all, Least Sandpiper Short-billed Dowitcher 3 Ring-billed Gull 8 Caspian Tern 4 Black Tern 8 Mourning Dove 1 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 American Crow 2 Purple Martin X Tree Swallow X many Bank Swallow X Barn Swallow X many American Robin X European Starling X Cedar Waxwing 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 1 Red-winged Blackbird X House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2 Montezuma NWR--Puddler Marsh, Seneca, US-NY Jul 7, 2011 8:30 PM - 8:35 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: At dusk; too dark to really see what shorebirds were there 8 species Canada Goose X Mallard X Great Blue Heron 30 estimate Killdeer X Spotted Sandpiper X Greater Yellowlegs 3 at least Lesser Yellowlegs 10 Ring-billed Gull 5 This report was generated automatically by eBird Montezuma NWR--Auto Loop, Seneca, US-NY Jul 7, 2011 6:15 PM - 6:35 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.25 mile(s) Comments: Shorebird spot only 2 species Killdeer 2 Lesser Yellowlegs 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
