There were quite a few shorebirds at Pudder's and May's Point Pools this afternoon (4 Oct), but I didn't find any Hudsonian Godwits. I did find:
AMERICAN AVOCET - a joy to watch feeding as I scanned for non-existant or at least invisible godwits
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER - 4 or more juveniles at Puddler's
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER - several at Puddler's
SPOTTED SANDPIPER - 2 at Puddler's
GREATER YELLOWLEGS - several at Puddler's sometimes wading to shoulder depth
LESSER YELLOWLEGS - several at May's
SOLITARY SANDPIPER - 1 in small pond at corner of East Rd & North May's Point Rd
PECTORAL SANDPIPER - at least 1 at Puddler's, 2 at May's
DUNLIN - 2 at May's
STILT SANDPIPER - 4 at May's
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER - several at Puddler's and May's
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER - several at Puddler's and May's
LEAST SANDPIPER - 2 at Puddler's
There may have been a couple of BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS at Puddler's as well.
Both at Puddler's and May's the shorebirds were often in among the vegetation and hard to see.
Other goodies included an OSPREY and a NORTHERN HARRIER over Puddler's, a flock of 16 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS atop a couple of dead trees near the beginning of Towpath Rd., and a breeding plumage COMMON LOON on Cayuga Lake from somewhere along NYS 89
--Dave Nutter
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