A short walk around South Spring Pool at Montezuma (off the route 89 parking area) around 1 PM Friday produced very few birds but did see a Northern Waterthrush and a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher on the north side of the path, about 100 yards or so past the overlook platform. Also had a bunch of Downy Woodpeckers, Green Heron, & a Greater Yellowlegs.
On the auto route, LaRue's Lagoon had a Am. Golden Plover, Pectoral Sandpipers, Caspian Terns, Yellowlegs, RB Gulls, & assorted ducks. A Peregrine Falcon seemed to be following me, posed for close photos at the "carp" spillway, then followed me around the bend to perch just before Benning Marsh for even closer pics. Good Luck to the Muck Racers! -- 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/ --
