Another bird to look for if you're going to Montezuma. Donna Schulman Forest Hills, NY
* <http://www.flickr.com/photos/queensgirl>* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kevin J. McGowan <k...@cornell.edu> Date: Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 6:05 PM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Black-necked Stilt at Knox-Marcellus Marsh at Montezuma To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> It doesn't look like this ever got posted on this list. This morning, Saturday, 18 June 2016, Stacy Robinson was looking for the Garganey at Knox-Marsellus and found a Black-necked Stilt instead!!! Although the Garganey remained elusive and had not been seen by the time I left this afternoon, the stilt was seen throughout the day. When I was there just past noon, the looks were horrible because of the distance and heat shimmer. But, fortunately, a stilt is a giant shorebird that is boldly patterned in simple black and white, and so is easily identified with confidence from a great distance. Although Black-necked Stilt is an expected vagrant along the New York coast, it is rare in the state even there. I haven't done the research, but I believe this may be the third upstate record of the species in New York and the first for the Cayuga Lake Basin. It certainly was a new state bird for me! Kevin -- *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> *Archives:* The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> *Please submit your observations to eBird <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
