On south winds Saturday a decent flight of young hawks passed Derby Hill, mostly Red-tails and Bald Eagles but all the expected raptors were represented. Sunday afternoon, Sodus Point produced 8 species of shorebirds: Baird's, Least, Semi-p Sandpipers, Black-bellied & Semi-p Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, and Lesser Yellowlegs.
Link below to photos of the Baird's and BBPL in flight, plus some flying flock shots and Baird's, Least, and Semi-p in the same frame for comparison. On the way home I lucked into 6 Common Nighthawks feeding low over Rte 104 near Wolcott. In spite of the late hour they were so close as to still capture some detail and even a couple upper-wing pictures. https://www.flickr.com/photos/krankykestrel/ David Wheeler N. Syracuse, NY -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
