Joann and I birded Sodus Point down to Montezuma this afternoon. 3
Brant on the beach was the only highlight at Sodus Point. Several groups of
Pied-billed Grebes were scattered around the bay. A nice flock of 25 Coot
were at the south end of the bay near the Ridge Road Bridge.
We also saw the Hudsonian Godwit at the Montezuma Visitor Center around
3pm. A Merlin attempted to catch Goldfinches there as well. 3 Wilson's
Snipe and 2 Lesser Yellowlegs were at Benning Marsh as a small mudflat is
developing there. Ring-necks, Pintail, Wigeon and Gadwall numbers are up on
the main pool, but bad light discouraged a Eurasian Wigeon hunt. Only 3
Great Egrets were left at May's Point. Dave Wheeler reported a Stilt
Sandpiper and Dunlin at Puddler's Marsh along with the Avocet.
At 5pm a group of about 30 Tree Swallows over Knox-Marcellus Marsh
included 1 Barn Swallow and were joined briefly by a presumed female Purple
Martin which flew off high to the SE. (We don't know the other Martin
species so experts be alert (although everything about it looked like a
Purple Martin). A probable Bank Swallow did a quick flip that looked to
show the neck band but glided away without a wing beat to be sure. Mike
Tetlow
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