Hi all, There have been lots of reports of shorebirds, including the rare Marbled Godwit, from the marshes on the south side of the easternmost 3/4 mile or so of Van Dyne Spoor, which the Montezuma NWR calls the Sandhill Crane Unit. Because there is lots of good birding in the area, there are several eBird location pins which pop up if you are reporting from there. However, this location is wrong:
> - Montezuma (NMWMA)--West Shore Trail (east end), Wayne, New York > - Map: > http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=43.0451112,-76.7209196&ll=43.0451112,-76.7209196 The West Shore Trail is a different road which parallels Van Dyne Spoor Road. They are separated by a dike, the land along the east end of the West Shore Trail is currently in crops which don’t host shorebirds, and it is a couple miles away by dirt road. It’s inaccurate to report the shorebirds from there, and it’s a waste of time to follow those reports. So please check your eBird shorebird report locations, correct them if you inadvertently said that birds which were in the fantastic marsh south of Van Dyne Spoor Road were along the West Shore Trail, or if you know people who made that error, please ask them to correct it. That can help avoid confusion, and it may make a difference for someone seeking a life bird. Thanks! - - Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
