Forwarded at Dave Nicosia’s request. > Begin forwarded message: > > From: David Nicosia <daven102...@gmail.com> > Subject: Fwd: Montezuma NWR Shorebird Walk This Saturday 1 September 7 am > Date: August 28, 2018 at 4:44:08 PM EDT > To: Jay McGowan <jw...@cornell.edu>, Ann Mitchell <annmitchel...@gmail.com>, > bob mcguire <bmcgu...@clarityconnect.com>, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com>, > nutter.d...@mac.com > > I got permission for another shorebird walk at KM and Puddler Marsh this > Saturday 1 Sept 7 am. Sometimes my emails get spammed out of Cayugabirds > listserve, can you make sure folks know about the shorebird walk this coming > Saturday? Thank you! > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: David Nicosia <daven102...@gmail.com <mailto:daven102...@gmail.com>> > Date: Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 4:41 PM > Subject: Montezuma NWR Shorebird Walk This Saturday 1 September 7 am > To: Cayuga birds <CAYUGABIRDS-L@cornell.edu > <mailto:CAYUGABIRDS-L@cornell.edu>>, NY Birds <nysbird...@cornell.edu > <mailto:nysbird...@cornell.edu>>, BroomeBirds <broomebi...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:broomebi...@googlegroups.com>> > Cc: Van Beusichem, Andrea <andrea_vanbeusic...@fws.gov > <mailto:andrea_vanbeusic...@fws.gov>>, Ziemba, Linda <linda_zie...@fws.gov > <mailto:linda_zie...@fws.gov>> > > > All, > > This coming Saturday morning, 1 September, there will be another shorebird > walk into normally restricted areas at the Montezuma National Wildlife > Refuge. > > At 7am we will caravan from the Montezuma NWR Visitor Center to the East Rd > overlook. Folks can meet us at the East Road overlook at 715 am if they want. > > Directions: > The Montezuma NWR Visitor Center address is 3395 U.S. Route 20 East, Seneca > Falls, a road also known as NY-5/US-20 or simply “5 & 20”. The refuge > entrance is between intersections with NY-90 and with NY-89 and located just > west of the bridge over the Seneca River which forms the border between the > Cayuga County Town of Montezuma in and the Seneca County Town of Tyre. > From that driveway: > > Turn right/west on NY-5/US-20, and go 1.6 miles to the traffic light, > Turn right/north on NY-89, and go 3.9 miles, > Just after crossing the big bridge over the Clyde River and Erie Canal, turn > right/east onto North Mays Point Rd, and go 1/10 mile, > Turn left/north onto unmarked East Rd, and go 7/10 mile to the gravel parking > area for the Knox-Marsellus Marsh overlook. > > Assemble about 7:15am at the parking area overlook on East Rd, joining people > who have gone there directly. > > After a brief introduction & scan of the marsh from the overlook, we will > walk down to the north dike of Knox-Marsellus Marsh, probably continuing to > the northeast dike of Puddler Marsh, and possibly along the dike in between > the two impoundments as well. > > Our primary goal is to observe shorebirds on their southbound migration who > stop here to feed and rest in the shallow water, on the mud, and in the > nearby short vegetation within the impoundments. Other birds and wildlife are > also of interest. > > Bring binoculars and a field guide. If you have a spotting scope, please > bring it. > The trip is open to the public and there is no fee, but I ask that people > participate in these ways: > If you have ID expertise, please share it. > If you have ID questions, please ask them. > If you notice birds or behaviors that other folks seem not to have yet > noticed, please point them out. > Although shorebirds are fairly tolerant of people, other birds may move away > from us, such as herons, ducks, and songbirds. Please try to stay with the > group enough that we can communicate and enable the most people to observe > any birds before or when they flush. > I will be compiling a list of the birds we observe to share with > CayugaBirds-L and refuge staff, so please tell me what you find. > These trips are a great opportunity to learn about shorebirds, and with luck > we will see and compare several species. > > This will be a slow walk with much stopping and standing on grass & weeds > which have been mowed awhile back and also driven upon by refuge vehicles. > Most of it is level, but East Rd is atop a drumlin above the impoundments, so > there is a substantial hill at the beginning and the end of the walk. The > round trip distance is only a couple miles, but we could be out until noon, > although certainly anyone can leave early. Dress for the weather, as there is > no shelter. Bring water & a snack. Insects have not been much of a problem, > but you should probably make some effort to deter ticks and check for them > afterward. > > Thank-you to the refuge staff for maintaining the habitat for shorebirds. > It’s actually not easy to have expanses of mud and shallow fresh water on > demand for several months in a place where vegetation can quickly overgrow > it, or evaporation can dry it out, or rains can flood it. Thanks particularly > to Biologist Linda Ziemba and Visitor Services Manager Andrea Van Beusichem > for arranging these trips to happen. > > Dave Nicosia
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