The reason for all the shorebirds Ann mentioned is that the water level is nicely dropped at K-M and there is plenty of mud. Thank-you, Linda Ziemba et al! We only viewed from East Road, but it was exciting to see that the fall migration is on! The Solitary Sandpipers were in the NW corner, and we could actually scope their color and detail from the overlook. Also seen: 31 Great Egrets, several Black Terns including a couple youngsters, one Double-crested Cormorant, one adult Sandhill Crane, and in the south a half-hidden crowd of ducks of which I only distinguished Mallards. Maybe patience, lighting from the west, and less heat shimmer will reveal much more.
Remember, the NYS-89 bridge over the Clyde River & Erie Canal at Mays Point is closed, so residents from the south (e.g. Ithaca) have to go around. The east option: on NYS-90 north from NYS-5 & US-20 at the Nice-n-Easy through the village of Montezuma, west on NYS-31 to NYS-89, south on East Rd. The west option: from NYS-89 at NYS-5 & US-20 go briefly left/west, then right/northwest onto NYS-318. Go right/north on Gravel Rd to the end. Turn right/east on Armitage Rd (or what becomes Armitage), cross the Clyde River and Erie Canal past the Prothonotary Warbler swamp to NYS-89 near East Rd. (Now to see whether I can send this - my internet has been flaky of late.) --Dave Nutter On Jul 12, 2015, at 02:28 PM, Ann Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > Dave and I were there from 11:30 or so until 1:00. Bad lighting! There were > 235 Lesser Yellowlegs, 30 Greater Yellowlegs, 7 Solitary and 1 Spotted > Sandpipers, 2 Killdeer, and peeps. There might be other species of sandpipers > there, but the lighting was really bad. This evening will be much better > viewing. > Good birding, > Ann > > Sent from my iPhone > -- > > 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/ > > -- > -- 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/ --
