[nysbirds-l] NE shore of Lake Erie- 6 shorebird species Gt Yellowlegs, Least Sand., Black-bel
July 27 - Traveling from Fort Erie to Rock Point Provincial Park and back I had 50 species of which 6 were shorebird species. At Rock Point Provincial Park there were two Lesser Yellowlegs, four early Least Sandpipers, one Black-bellied Plover, 14 Killdeers, and five Spotted Sandpipers. Also a fuzzy fledgling Green Heron posing like a bittern, and Baltimore Oriole feeding fledglings. Due north of Rock Point P. P. on Rhymer Road at Mozaic Ponds there was a Wild Turkey and Marsh Wrens. Rock Point P. P. can be reached by Traveling along Lake Erie on North Shore Road and turning west on Nice Road. It is 50 km west of Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, NY, which are at the source of the Niagara River. In western Fort Erie at the south end of Stonemill Road there was very early Greater Yellowlegs, Common Merganser, and another Least Sandpiper. To get to Stonemill Road in Fort Erie go west on Dominion Road (which parallels the north shore of Lake Erie) and turn left on to Stonemill Road and take it till it ends at the beach. It seems like the strong north winds the last three days and clear skies at night brought in early fall migrants. Overcast skies today may have also helped. Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NE shore of Lake Erie- 6 shorebird species Gt Yellowlegs, Least Sand., Black-bel
July 27 - Traveling from Fort Erie to Rock Point Provincial Park and back I had 50 species of which 6 were shorebird species. At Rock Point Provincial Park there were two Lesser Yellowlegs, four early Least Sandpipers, one Black-bellied Plover, 14 Killdeers, and five Spotted Sandpipers. Also a fuzzy fledgling Green Heron posing like a bittern, and Baltimore Oriole feeding fledglings. Due north of Rock Point P. P. on Rhymer Road at Mozaic Ponds there was a Wild Turkey and Marsh Wrens. Rock Point P. P. can be reached by Traveling along Lake Erie on North Shore Road and turning west on Nice Road. It is 50 km west of Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, NY, which are at the source of the Niagara River. In western Fort Erie at the south end of Stonemill Road there was very early Greater Yellowlegs, Common Merganser, and another Least Sandpiper. To get to Stonemill Road in Fort Erie go west on Dominion Road (which parallels the north shore of Lake Erie) and turn left on to Stonemill Road and take it till it ends at the beach. It seems like the strong north winds the last three days and clear skies at night brought in early fall migrants. Overcast skies today may have also helped. Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NE shore of Lake Erie
On Sunday, August 28th, eight well seasoned BOS birders met at 7:00 am at the Vermont and Busti staging area for the annual Buffalo Ornithological Society August Field Trip for Shorebirds and Early Warblers. After crossing the Peace Bridge, our more than competent leader, Doug Happ led us to Jager Rocks at the source of the Niagara River in Fort Erie. Although Hurricane Irene did not blow in any jagers, we did see an Osprey, a Great Black-back Gull, an American Black Duck, and eight Caspian Terns. Going west on Highway 3 from Fort Erie we turned south on Golf Course Road to Morgan’s Point. Doug found us three Sanderlings along the shoreline of Lake Erie. In the bushes we found Black-and white Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow Warbler, and Canada Warbler. Proceeding westward along the lake we reached Rock Point Provincial Park. There we enjoyed studying five Semipalmated Plovers, about 15 Semipalmated Sandpipers, three Least Sandpipers, a Western Sandpiper, and a White-rumped Sandpiper until a Peregrine Falcon swooped over the shoreline chasing every single shorebird and a Double-crested Cormorant, for good measure. On Mohawk Island we could see about 400 fastidious Double-crested Cormorants and a cloud of at least 2,000 Common Terns. There were two good pockets of warbler in the vegetation seeking shelter from the strong north winds and were able to observe Palm Warbler, three Blackburnian Warblers, three American Redstarts, three Black-throated Green Warblers, two Cape May Warblers, Bay-breasted Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, two Nashville Warbler, two Chestnut-sided Warblers, Pine Warbler, and Magnolia Warbler. We also encountered four Red-eyed Vireos, Philadelphia Vireo, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Carolina Wren, and an Olive-sided Flycatcher. Doug then guided us two kilometers north to the Mosaic ponds and showed us Hooded Merganser, four Green-winged Teal, Greater Yellowlegs, Semipalmated Plovers, and seven unmarked Great Egrets. Traveling were seven kilometers on Canal Bank Road we turned north for a kilometer on Hutchinson Road to Poth Road where we 57 Killdeer, nine Black-bellied Plovers, and the Whimbrel. For the day we tallied 72 species including eleven shorebird species and fifteen warbler species. I hope some non-member birders join us next year. Best Wishes for Great Birding Bill Watson Buffalo Ornithological Society member and Field Trip Chairman our field trips can be found at : _http://www.buffaloornithologicalsociety.org/calendar-of-trips-meetings-and-events_ (http://www.buffaloornithologicalsociety.org/calendar-of-trips-meetings-and-events) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES 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://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
