Today Dominic Sherony and I went in pursuit of Purple Sandpipers reported by
others at Fairhaven State Park and Sodus Point. On the weekend 3 Purple
Sandpipers were reported by Chris Wood and Jessie Barry found along the
inside of the east jetty at Little Sodus Bay. We were able to find 2 of
them. A first year Glaucous Gull was on the west pier. Good numbers of
lingering puddle ducks were in the park on Sterling pond listed in the ebird
report below.
At Sodus Point on Sunday the Purple Sandpiper count on the bay side of the
east jetty was 5 in the morning, found by Dominic; then 7 in the afternoon
with the addition of 1 Sanderling and 1 Dunlin by Jay McGowan. Monday, Dave
Tetlow found 9 Purple Sandpipers and 1 Dunlin. Today Dominic and I found
those 9 Purple Sandpipers, the Dunlin and the Sanderling plus the birds in
the ebird list below.
At Maxwell Creek as viewed from the east shore we found 5 killdeer where
Dave had found 10 previously.
Other highlights were 1 Northern. Shrike and 3 Red-winged Blackbirds along
route 104A near Fairhaven and 2 Common Grackles along route 350 in Walworth.
Little Sodus Bay East Breakwall, Cayuga, US-NY Dec 13, 2011 11:40 AM - 12:10
PM
Canada Goose 200
Long-tailed Duck 25 very normal for this location
Red-breasted Merganser 1500 very conservative counted 300 going into
bay, easily 2000 on lake and bay
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Purple Sandpiper 2 others reported 3 the day before, photographed, both
on inside of jetty
Bonaparte's Gull 5
Ring-billed Gull 30
Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Fair Haven SP, Cayuga, US-NY
Sterling Pond
Dec 13, 2011 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Canada Goose 200
Mute Swan 6
Trumpeter Swan 3
Tundra Swan 2
Gadwall 8
American Wigeon 5
American Black Duck 20
Mallard 60
Northern Shoveler 5
Green-winged Teal 3 With lingering Am. Wigeon, Gadwall and Shovelers
Bufflehead 6
Hooded Merganser 24
Red-breasted Merganser 4
American Coot 25
Bonaparte's Gull 4
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull 2
American Crow 4
Sodus Point Coast Guard Station and Channel, Wayne, US-NY Dec 13, 2011 2:00
PM - 3:00 PM
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 6
White-winged Scoter 2
Long-tailed Duck 30
Common Goldeneye 12
Red-breasted Merganser 20
Horned Grebe 1
Sanderling 1 nice sunlight showed off this bright shorebird on the east
shore with a Dunlin, confirming sighting of Jay McGowan 2 days prior
Purple Sandpiper 9 most of the time only 2-3 were visible. At one point
8 were in view on the east jetty rocks with 1 on the far east shore near the
Dunlin and Sanderling. Confirmed Dave Tetlow's count from the day before
Dunlin 1
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 1
No Snowy Owls except a second hand report from Brown Road near East Port Bay
road in Wolcott yesterday. Mike Tetlow
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