The Montezuma visitor center pool has nice habitat at the moment and is
littered with shorebirds, including 75 LEAST SANDPIPERS, dozens of both
yellowlegs, 2 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 1 DUNLIN, and a transitional but mostly
alternate STILT SANDPIPER, always a rare bird in the spring.
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Approx 50 Least Sandpiper and 1 White-rumped
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Ann and all.
A week ago I visited 8 eagle nests in the northern part of our "range"
(ranging from west to Geneva to east to the refuge and south to Aurora,
NY). We found eagles on 7 of the 8 nests. Today I visited the only nest
that had no eagles on or near it the day we monitored (Packwood
I arrived there sometime after 3:00. Dave got there shortly after I did
(unplanned but like minded). Shorebirds included one Dunlin, one Pectoral
Sandpiper, one Lesser Yellowlegs, and at least three Killdeer. Two Wilson's
Snipe were also nearby. The Pectoral Sandpiper and Dunlin stayed close
Highlights from an hour around the visitor center at Montezuma were two
LESSER YELLOWLEGS on the mudflats, a NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW with
Tree Swallows over the water, and a calling RING-NECKED PHEASANT from back
towards the Seneca Trail. Someone saw a Purple Martin checking out the
