This is in response to several requests for location info on "Kip's Island Fields" which I had never heard of before Tim Lenz's CayugaRBA of Glossy Ibis and Ruff from there and Jay McGowan's relay to the list.
I was with Gary Kohlenberg last Friday and did not see either rare bird but reported Black-bellied Plover. I have gotten several requests for location info. Gary found the site by using Tim Lenz's ebird checklist map info. Tim Lenz's checklist corresponding to his original report : http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S14057602 has the location of "Kip Island Fields (SE of SR 90 & I-90 Thruway), Cayuga County, New York, US " as 42.997114, -76.718999 or +42° 59' 49.61", -76° 43' 8.40 If you are coming from the north go south through the village of Montezuma. Stay on NYS 90 and run along the thruway and look for the dirt parking area as described below. If you are coming up from Union Springs on 90 just where it bends to the northeast to run along the Thruway there's a dirt parking area with some heavy equipment parked there. There's a Refuge sign on a gate. We saw distant shorebirds far to the left (est. 500-700 meters off). Maybe Tim could refine this if it needs any correction. Best...Stuart -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
