Alan Belford called me this evening to say that a group of birders from the Adirondacks he was leading had found a Northern Wheatear at Wilson Hill WMA in northern St. Lawrence County. I ran up there quickly and was able to get a couple of too-brief looks at it, and took a few poor photos that are included in the linked ebird checklist. Hopefully it stays put tonight so others can see it tomorrow. Note that tomorrow (Sunday, 27 August) is the last day that the restricted portions of Wilson Hill (including the spot where the wheatear was found today) will be open this summer. Here is my list from this evening:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S38840993. Directions: from highway 131 in the town of Louisville cross the Wilson Hill Causeway and turn left onto River Drive. Follow this to Wilson Hill Road and turn left, drive a short distance to the waterfowl check station and turn right onto a gravel road. Drive about 150 yards and check the mowed strips in the field for the wheatear; this evening it was in the second mowed strip on the right after the gate. Jeff Bolsinger Canton, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
