[cayugabirds-l] Western Sandpiper 22 Aug Montezuma--Towpath

2010-08-23 Thread Christopher Wood
Jessie Barry, Jim Barry and I decided to head up to Towpath Road at Montezuma NWR yesterday in hopes that the rain would drop something interesting. There was considerable change from two days earlier (Friday) with many more Semipalmated and Stilt Sandpipers, but otherwise species were similar to

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2010-08-23 Thread Chris Tessaglia-Hymes
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[cayugabirds-l] Hudsonian Godwits, Montezuma

2010-08-23 Thread Jay McGowan
We aren't finished yet, but Andrew VanNorstrand and I are at Towpath Road, where two basic-plumaged Hudsonian Godwits just dropped into the marsh, but then disappeared when two Peregrines started hunting. Lots of other shorebirds too! Jay McGowan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] Sanderling, Myers Point

2010-08-23 Thread Jay McGowan
An adult SANDERLING is on the spit at Myers Point right now, along with a Lesser Yellowlegs. Jay McGowan -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] Red-necked Phalaropes - Montezuma (late report)

2010-08-23 Thread Tigger64
Apologies for the lateness of this report. Two Red-necked Phalaropes were at the mud-flat visible from behind the hunter's check-in station on Rte. 89, and also visible from the overlook pull-off just north. Seen Saturday afternoon by Dave Wheeler, Jim Pawlicki, Jay Powell, and Mike