I was able to find 4 Black-bellied Plover on Towpath this afternoon. Thanks to Joe for posting , because I was able to hear one giving its whistling call as it flew by. I'm not sure if it was an additional one or of the original group. There was also a group of five Sandhill Cranes. Four were very rusty colored and one grey with small rusty patches.
Gary On Aug 6, 2010, at 12:55 PM, Joseph Brin wrote: This morning from Towpath Road at the Montezuma Complex I found 3 adult Black-bellied Plovers, 2 in mostly full breeding plumage while 1 was starting to lose color. Otherwise the shorebirds were distant and difficult to ID in the bright sun. Joseph Brin brinjos...@yahoo.com<mailto:brinjos...@yahoo.com> Baldwinsville, N.Y. -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --