Correction -- 14 Shorebird species for the morning.
Ken Rosenberg Conservation Science Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 607-254-2412 607-342-4594 (cell) k...@cornell.edu On May 28, 2012, at 7:48 PM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg wrote: > Here are a few more details of my fine morning at Montezuma -- surprisingly > cool and clear during the time I was there (until 11 AM). > > On the drive up in the early morning I stopped to listen for Jay's > GRASSHOPPER SPARROW on Rt. 90 near Lake Rd., having missed them at several > stops nearby last weekend. I was rewarded by 2 singing GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS > (one very close to the road, one further back) exactly where Jay described -- > then a third one singing in the large field just to the north of Lake Rd. on > the west side of Rt. 90. Lots of good habitat around there. > > As I entered Montezuma Refuge at 6:30, I was greeted by a calling VIRGINIA > RAIL at the beginning of the entrance rd. Along the Wildlife Drive, lots of > song (I counted 14 WILLOW FLYCATCHERS, 3 CERULEAN WARBLERS, 1 BLACK-BILLED > CUCKOO on the drive), and a few shorebirds at "the Flats" including LESSER > YELLOWLEGS, SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and SANDPIPERS. The highlight, though, was > the only shorebird at Benning Marsh -- a beautiful male HUDSONIAN GODWIT, > which fed, preened, and slept fairly close to the road. > > While I was watching the godwit a commotion of Red-winged Blackbirds across > the road alerted me to 2 AMERICAN BITTERNS, which flushed from the marsh like > brown owls and flew off across the Main Pool. > > At Puddler's Marsh on Towpath Rd., the shorebird habitat was excellent and > birds were much closer than last weekend. Among the closest birds were 2 > SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, many DUNLIN and > SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, and 2-3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS. Further out were > many more DUNLIN, SEMI-SANDPIPERS, LEAST SANDPIPERS, 1 male WILSON'S > PHALAROPE, 1 PECTORAL SANDPIPER, a few more WHITE-RUMPS, and a few > SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and both YELLOWLEGS. 12 species of shorebirds for the > morning. > > Also heard 2 more CERULEAN WARBLERS and a YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO along Towpath. > 3 TRUMPETER SWANS very close, lots of calling COMMON GALLINULE, MARSH WRENS, > and SWAMP SPARROWS. > > > An EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE is singing in my backyard at 7:45 PM -- a new migrant > for the year. > > KEN > > > Ken Rosenberg > Conservation Science Program > Cornell Lab of Ornithology > 607-254-2412 > 607-342-4594 (cell) > k...@cornell.edu > > On May 28, 2012, at 11:27 AM, Kenneth Victor Rosenberg wrote: > >> HHUDSONIAN GODWIT at Benning Marsh early. Apparently not relocated. Lots of >> shorebirds at Towpath. Excellent viewing. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> -- >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES >> http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html >> 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- >> > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
