I just had a quick woodcock blitz in Dryden. Over the course of 45 minutes or so I found 10 AMERICAN WOODCOCKS in the immediate vicinity of downtown Dryden. I started on Ferguson Road, where I had two calling on Scout Lane off Scenic Way (near the west end of Ferguson.) No luck on George Road or around the wetlands there, so I headed to TC3, where I had at least two to the north of the main drive and another two in the fields to the south, behind the athletics field. Then on Livermore Extension (just south of 392) I heard three calling at once. Finally I heard one on Southworth Road just north of Dryden Lake. I think there would have been more there and elsewhere nearby, but the wind was picking up and it got hard to hear. I would be interested to continue this survey another night, as I was impressed by the densities I was finding.
Also, the Common Teal was still present at George Road as late as 6:30PM. Jay McGowan Dryden, NY -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
