Re: [cayugabirds-l] Phalarope off Stewart Park

2020-09-14 Thread Suan Hsi Yong
Pat Martin wrote: > Did you see it well enough to ID it to species? No, I'm not too unfamiliar with their fall plumage, or with distinguishing them in general, honestly. Checking Sibley's now, the thing that made me think peep was the stripe down its wings during flight, which looks like

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Phalarope off Stewart Park

2020-09-14 Thread Pat Martin
Suan,Did you see it well enough to ID it to species?Pat Martin-Original Message- From: Suan Yong Sent: Sep 14, 2020 4:07 PM To: Cayuga Birding List Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Phalarope off Stewart Park I was windsurfing between east shore park and the piling cluster. Somewhere near

[cayugabirds-l] Phalarope off Stewart Park

2020-09-14 Thread Suan Yong
I was windsurfing between east shore park and the piling cluster. Somewhere near the middle of the lake, just south of the piling cluster, I was surprised to see a little shorebird flying away from me. "What are you doing out here, peep?" I thought, and then saw the bird land just a few feet