Lately, and soon with fall migration, Knox-Marcellus Marsh continues andwill continue to show why it is such an amazingly diverse place for shorebirds, waterfowl, gulls etc. I was looking on Google Earth and measuring distances from Towpath Road to the NE corner of K-M Marsh(where the shorebirds often congregate) and also from East Rd to this spot. I also measured from East Rd to where the Garganey was present. The distances are basically around .4 to .6 miles. This makes it hard for the majority of birders who don't have high end scopes or can't get there without heat shimmer and with proper lighting. This will shut down long distance visibilityno matter what kind of optics you have.
So, I hope we can begin the weekend shorebird walks again after nestingseason on the dikes. I volunteer to "lead" at least one if not two. I put "lead"in quotes because many top-end birders well beyond my skill level will show upand it becomes a very good learning experience for all of us. I hopeothers will lead too as many have done in the past. This is a great chanceto open this up to more birders and introduce them to the remarkableplace this really is. Thanks, Dave Nicosia -- 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/ --
