Thanks Sandy. Just to "correct", I believe the majority of dowitchers at the refuge yesterday were of the long-billed variety. Pete Saracino
On 10/18/2015 11:05 AM, Sandy Wold wrote: > The following was seen 10AM-11AM yesterday around the Visitor Center: > I estimate two or three dozen Short-billed Dowitcher with two > Long-billed Dowitchers (which were a few inches taller) and one dunlin > in the mix. (apologies if I wrote greater and lesser on my phone! > was very excited and wanted to share!) Peter Saracino was there with > his scope helping out visitors, and he confirmed. We could hear > Killdeer, saw two Northern Harriers, and two Greater Yellowlegs as well. > > Wildlife Drive (11AM-12:30PM): so many ducks!!! Up close to the road > for excellent views seen of two Northern Shovelers and dozens of > Green-winged Teal, ringed-necks, pintails (with awesome blue-color in > the bill), American wigeons, and about six coots. Farther out I > could see what looked like many hundreds of scaup with many many > Ringed-necks in their mix. I identified the farther ones out by their > white markings (no scope!). The sun cooperated perfectly to make this > easy! Lastly, I saw a few solitary Pied-billed Grebes here and > there...and one lone Tree Swallow (based on tail and teal color) > hunting over the marsh! > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2015.0.6172 / Virus Database: 4447/10844 - Release Date: 10/18/15 > -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
