[nysbirds-l] Male Ruff at Montezuma NWR
A transitional male RUFF was spotted by Dave Nutter last night along the Wildlife Drive of Montezuma NWR in Seneca County, just at dusk. Searches throughout the morning today were unsuccessful, but the bird was finally refound at the difficult-to-access Kipp Island Fields section of the refuge this afternoon. You can search the eBird hotspot tool for Kipp Island Fields, which is about the only place you will find it mapped. It is an area adjacent to, and just south of Interstate 90 (the Thruway), just west of where State Rt 90 crosses I-90. This is east of the main refuge. There is a parking area outside the elbow of a 90-degree bend that SR90 makes to parallel the interstate for a bit. I looked unsuccessfully from the parking area today, and I am not sure how people are accessing the bird right now, but is currently being viewed. Bad views, I am told. But bad looks at such a cool bird are probably worth the effort. Best, Kevin Kevin J. McGowan Ithaca, NY 14850 k...@cornell.edu -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Male Ruff at Montezuma NWR
A transitional male RUFF was spotted by Dave Nutter last night along the Wildlife Drive of Montezuma NWR in Seneca County, just at dusk. Searches throughout the morning today were unsuccessful, but the bird was finally refound at the difficult-to-access Kipp Island Fields section of the refuge this afternoon. You can search the eBird hotspot tool for Kipp Island Fields, which is about the only place you will find it mapped. It is an area adjacent to, and just south of Interstate 90 (the Thruway), just west of where State Rt 90 crosses I-90. This is east of the main refuge. There is a parking area outside the elbow of a 90-degree bend that SR90 makes to parallel the interstate for a bit. I looked unsuccessfully from the parking area today, and I am not sure how people are accessing the bird right now, but is currently being viewed. Bad views, I am told. But bad looks at such a cool bird are probably worth the effort. Best, Kevin Kevin J. McGowan Ithaca, NY 14850 k...@cornell.edu -- 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/ --
