All,
A few more details and highlights from a day at Montezuma.
We were unable to find the reported Sedge Wren at Carncross. Shorebirds
continue there in modest numbers (compared to the Main Pool), with about 50
Dunlin, 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plovers and Least
Sandpipers, and two Black-bellied Plovers.
Numbers on the Main Pool continue to be impressive, with Least Sandpipers
numbering in the many hundreds, Dunlin over a hundred, Semipalmated Plover
at nearly a hundred, Black-bellied Plovers at 6, and Short-billed
Dowitchers at 14. We saw only a single White-rumped Sandpiper and
Semipalmated Sandpiper. The male Canvasback continues but other duck
numbers are greatly reduced, and no sign of the Eurasian Wigeon from last
week. Two Common Terns hunted over the pool, and an adult male Orchard
Oriole was singing from just before Larue's at the entrance to the Seneca
Trail, as well as probably a second bird, unseen, farther down the drive.
We birded Esker Brook and Towpath for landbirds. Tennessee Warblers were
EVERYWHERE today, on nearly every checklist we submitted, with dozens at
both of the above mentioned spots. Nothing too remarkable at either, but
nice to see some warblers at Montezuma.
On the way up and on the way back we scoped the breakwall at Frontenac
Marina in Union Springs, where over 50 Common Terns were sitting on the
breakwall, joined by a single Forster's Tern and, on the way up, an
immature Bonaparte's Gull, and on the way back an immature Lesser
Black-backed Gull.
We didn't attempt a Big Day today and missed lots of southern breeders, but
managed a healthy 145 or so for the day.
Jay
On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Jay McGowan jw...@cornell.edu wrote:
Notable birds on the wildlife drive at Montezuma just now included ORCHARD
ORIOLE, SEMIPALMATED, LEAST, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, DUNLIN,
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER,
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, COMMON TERN, CANVASBACK, and two flyover flocks of
BRANT.
Jay McGowan
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