The spectacular breeding plumaged RUFF, found by Joel Strong on Saturday, continues today. The location is on Townline Rd, between Hosmer and Hartland Rds, in the Town of Somerset. There are lots of other shorebirds here as well. Mostly yellowlegs (things have just switched with Lesser now more numerous than Greater) and some Solitary Sandpipers and Dunlin. Today, I had a Pectoral Sandpiper and a Spotted Sandpiper.
There are a few other places in the county to look for shorebird enthusiasts: - North side of Drake Settlement Rd, between Fuller and Hess Rds, Town of Newfane. Today, there were both yellowlegs, Solitarys, and Dunlin. - West side of Quaker Rd (State Route 148), between Rt 104 and Chapman Rd. Today, there were both yellowlegs, Solitarys, Green-winged and Blue-winged Teal, Pintail, and Mallard. - East side of Niagara-Orleans Countyline Rd (S.R. 269), ¼ mile south of Yates Center Rd, Town of Yates, Orleans Co. Today, this spot held the most individuals, with 94 Lesser Yellowlegs and 9 Greaters. There were also Solitarys, Dunlin, and Spotted. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (another of Joels finds) continues with the Canada Geese here. Shorebird locations are worth checking often, with changeover evident almost every day. Good birding! Willie ------------------ Willie D'Anna Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunnerDOTcom -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
