Today's thunderstorms no doubt dropped down some rare migrants/vagrants. Dorchester Park Whitney Point, NY had a LAUGHING GULL and a RUDDY TURNSTONE which are both rare for Broome. Then later in the day, Murphy's Pits Vestal NY had a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER full breeding plumage.
see: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37272962 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37274276 Dave Nicosia -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
