Curious about WOODCOCKS and weather conditions, I went to the Goetchius Preserve this evening from about 8:00 until 8:30. Preserve is on Flatiron Rd., Town of Caroline, just off Rt. 79 E. Heavy overcast, a spitting rain, breeze from the NW, temp. around 40 F. I parked at the small lot next the sign, and walked out a ways past the 2 ponds. This reduces the volume from the SPRING PEEPERS, but does not help with the continuous din from the CANADA GEESE just to the west. The woodcocks didn't seem to mind the weather; I watched and listened to at least 4. A couple were dancing right overhead. A SNIPE winnowed continuously for several minutes, and a KILLDEER flew over once. It's not really too wet, unless you fall in the creek or ponds in the dark.
Steve FastBrooktondale -- 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/ --
