Re: [cayugabirds-l] Marbled Godwit, Montezuma
Here are a couple shots of the godwit today: https://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Spring2011#5598972578227976082 https://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Spring2011#5598972831371726226 https://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Spring2011#5598972956164524866 https://picasaweb.google.com/jmcgowan57/Spring2011#5598973022458336178 Andrew Van Norstrand and I had a few more interesting birds during the day. At Aurora we had a LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL on the spit at the mouth of the creek and a Western PALM WARBLER with Yellow-rumped Warblers in the cedars on the bluffs. As Gary mentioned, Carncross Road had a lot of shorebirds, but unfortunately most of them were not visible until flushed. In flight we had approximately 250 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 100 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 30 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 50 DUNLIN, and a mostly basic plumaged AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (seen briefly in flight, but confirmed with my photos.) Jay McGowan Ithaca, NY On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Ann Mitchell wrote: > I think I was so surprised to see the bird to begin with, I assumed it was > an Hudsonian Godwit. The bird was back lit and hard to see. When we drove > next to it, we could easily see that it was very clearly a Marbled Godwit. > Good Birding, Ann > > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 9:41 PM, J. Gary Kohlenberg wrote: > >> >> On Apr 23, 2011, at 2:25 PM, Jay McGowan wrote: >> >> Ann and Gary just found a MARBLED GODWIT at Montezuma that we are now >> looking at. It is along the wildlife drive at the new shorebird flats just >> before the turn for Benning (visible from the photo blind pulloff.) >> >> Lucky for us Jay and Andrew VanNorstrand were close by when we texted >> initially of a Hudsonian Godwit at the new shorebird flats in Montezuma. >> Ann first spotted what we determined was a Godwit, but not being a >> breeding/nonbreeding male or juvenile I thought it might be a breeding >> female. It didn't seem quite right, not as buffy colored as I would have >> thought, some barring on the tertials, dark eyeline and white supercilium >> giving the face a contrasty look, but Marbled seemed less likely. When Jay >> and Andrew pulled in they immediately confirmed we were looking at a Marbled >> Godwit. >> >> Only the second Marbled for me and a lifer for Jennifer Rothe, who we had >> flagged down as she drove past on the wildlife drive. Jen is from Wisconsin >> and was on her way to Saratoga. When we drove farther up to get photos the >> light was much better and I could immediately see the overall buffy color, >> heavy barring on scapulars and tertials extending onto the breast and sides, >> dark legs, bicolored base of bill yellow to black at tip, the crown was >> darker and finely streaked. The eyebrow is more white than ground color as >> Sibley's shows though. >> >> A beautiful bird and very close to the road about 3/4 of the way from >> photo blind to corner. I hope it stays the night for others to see. Maybe >> Jay will post some pictures. I digiscoped, but not having a hosting site yet >> I can't post a link to them. >> >> There really are many shorebirds, mostly Yellowlegs but Jay and Andrew saw >> Dunlin too, in Northern Montezuma's corn stubble. They were hard to see >> until a Peregrine Falcon over Carncross Rd. put them all in the air. Then we >> could see many hundreds. They will probably reconstitute there because >> everywhere else is flooded. >> >> Gary >> >> > -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Marbled Godwit, Montezuma
I think I was so surprised to see the bird to begin with, I assumed it was an Hudsonian Godwit. The bird was back lit and hard to see. When we drove next to it, we could easily see that it was very clearly a Marbled Godwit. Good Birding, Ann On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 9:41 PM, J. Gary Kohlenberg wrote: > > On Apr 23, 2011, at 2:25 PM, Jay McGowan wrote: > > Ann and Gary just found a MARBLED GODWIT at Montezuma that we are now > looking at. It is along the wildlife drive at the new shorebird flats just > before the turn for Benning (visible from the photo blind pulloff.) > > Lucky for us Jay and Andrew VanNorstrand were close by when we texted > initially of a Hudsonian Godwit at the new shorebird flats in Montezuma. > Ann first spotted what we determined was a Godwit, but not being a > breeding/nonbreeding male or juvenile I thought it might be a breeding > female. It didn't seem quite right, not as buffy colored as I would have > thought, some barring on the tertials, dark eyeline and white supercilium > giving the face a contrasty look, but Marbled seemed less likely. When Jay > and Andrew pulled in they immediately confirmed we were looking at a Marbled > Godwit. > > Only the second Marbled for me and a lifer for Jennifer Rothe, who we had > flagged down as she drove past on the wildlife drive. Jen is from Wisconsin > and was on her way to Saratoga. When we drove farther up to get photos the > light was much better and I could immediately see the overall buffy color, > heavy barring on scapulars and tertials extending onto the breast and sides, > dark legs, bicolored base of bill yellow to black at tip, the crown was > darker and finely streaked. The eyebrow is more white than ground color as > Sibley's shows though. > > A beautiful bird and very close to the road about 3/4 of the way from photo > blind to corner. I hope it stays the night for others to see. Maybe Jay will > post some pictures. I digiscoped, but not having a hosting site yet I can't > post a link to them. > > There really are many shorebirds, mostly Yellowlegs but Jay and Andrew saw > Dunlin too, in Northern Montezuma's corn stubble. They were hard to see > until a Peregrine Falcon over Carncross Rd. put them all in the air. Then we > could see many hundreds. They will probably reconstitute there because > everywhere else is flooded. > > Gary > > -- 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/ --
Re: [cayugabirds-l] Marbled Godwit, Montezuma
On Apr 23, 2011, at 2:25 PM, Jay McGowan wrote: Ann and Gary just found a MARBLED GODWIT at Montezuma that we are now looking at. It is along the wildlife drive at the new shorebird flats just before the turn for Benning (visible from the photo blind pulloff.) Lucky for us Jay and Andrew VanNorstrand were close by when we texted initially of a Hudsonian Godwit at the new shorebird flats in Montezuma. Ann first spotted what we determined was a Godwit, but not being a breeding/nonbreeding male or juvenile I thought it might be a breeding female. It didn't seem quite right, not as buffy colored as I would have thought, some barring on the tertials, dark eyeline and white supercilium giving the face a contrasty look, but Marbled seemed less likely. When Jay and Andrew pulled in they immediately confirmed we were looking at a Marbled Godwit. Only the second Marbled for me and a lifer for Jennifer Rothe, who we had flagged down as she drove past on the wildlife drive. Jen is from Wisconsin and was on her way to Saratoga. When we drove farther up to get photos the light was much better and I could immediately see the overall buffy color, heavy barring on scapulars and tertials extending onto the breast and sides, dark legs, bicolored base of bill yellow to black at tip, the crown was darker and finely streaked. The eyebrow is more white than ground color as Sibley's shows though. A beautiful bird and very close to the road about 3/4 of the way from photo blind to corner. I hope it stays the night for others to see. Maybe Jay will post some pictures. I digiscoped, but not having a hosting site yet I can't post a link to them. There really are many shorebirds, mostly Yellowlegs but Jay and Andrew saw Dunlin too, in Northern Montezuma's corn stubble. They were hard to see until a Peregrine Falcon over Carncross Rd. put them all in the air. Then we could see many hundreds. They will probably reconstitute there because everywhere else is flooded. Gary -- 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Marbled Godwit, Montezuma
Ann and Gary just found a MARBLED GODWIT at Montezuma that we are now looking at. It is along the wildlife drive at the new shorebird flats just before the turn for Benning (visible from the photo blind pulloff.) Jay McGowan -- 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/ --
