Thanks for the heads up Jay! As a follow up, best times for viewing the Van Dyne Spoor Rd. location (Sandhill Crane Unit) are early morning when the sun is at one's back. On another note, the Refuge WILL be discing and then partially flooding the field by the Visitor Center to create additional habitat- either in late August or early September. Pete Sar
On Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 7:01 AM Jay McGowan <jw...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > I stopped at East Road at Montezuma NWR last night just before sunset, and > although I didn't quite have time to do a thorough scan, the shorebird > array was quite impressive. Peeps and yellowlegs numbered in the several > hundreds, and other species I was able to pick out included RED-NECKED > PHALAROPE, DUNLIN (early), STILT SANDPIPER, WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, and > SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER. Viewing is challenging as always (don't expect to > identify more than egrets and geese without a powerful scope), but the > habitat is great right now, and interesting things will surely show up > there in the coming weeks. Light is best in the evening. > > On Saturday, Van Dyne Spoor Road was also good for shorebirds, with > hundreds visible in flight at times, but viewing is even more challenging > there, with distance, backlighting, and stubbled habitat all playing a role. > > Jay > -- > *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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/>!* > -- > -- 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/ --
