Tim spotted the Yellow-headed Blackbird out on the mudflat to the left of
the tower at Tschache, where it was sporadically visible among the many
stick and stumps. The shorebirds are still very impressive here, with 200+
Semipalmated Sandpipers, at least 20 RUDDY TURNSTONES, 20+ Black-bellied
Plovers and at least one AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, large numbers of Dunlin and
Semipalmated Plovers, and several Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer, Least
Sandpipers, and White-rumped Sandpipers. The wildlife drive was quiet except
for an ORCHARD ORIOLE singing from the right side near the photo blind.
One Red-headed Woodpecker was around at the Aurora woodlot, going into the
same cavity Perri and I found last week. I'm pretty sure they have either
eggs or chicks there. Last week I got a picture of one that seems to show a
brood patch.
Finally, one of the most intriguing discoveries of the day was seeing that
Larue St. Clair reported seeing 42 unidentified godwits from Tschache Pool
on Friday. We talked with him briefly and he said it looked to be a mixed
flock of Marbled and Hudsonian, based on differences in size among birds in
the flock. Not sure what to make of this report, but very interesting (and
not a little frustrating!) I think with the habitat the way it is a lot of
good things could show up there this week.
Jay McGowan
Ithaca, NY
On May 30, 2011 10:29 AM, Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edu wrote:
Two male PROTHONOTARY WARBLERS are singing on both sides of Armitage Road
just west of the first (eastern-most) bridge on Armitage Road, and a male
YELLOWHEADED BLACKBIRD is visible from Tschache.
Jay McGowan
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