With the continued draw down of the Whitney Point Reservoir, Upper Lisle Co. Park in Broome County continues to support extensive mudflats and some of the best birding we have seen here in over 10 years. Two juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS continue along with two BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER juveniles for neat comparison. There were also DUNLIN, PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, KILLDEER and SOLITARY SANDPIPERS. Habitat continues to support the later migratory shorebirds and mainly juveniles. I also had a flyover LAPLAND LONGSPUR which was quite a surprise. I heard the distinct "tee eer" whistle calls which had harsher notes mixed in. Bird was in flight over upper reservoir mudflats. Great looks in flight. There also loads of AMERICAN PIPITS and flyover PINE SISKINS. It was a great day for sparrows as well with sparrows almost everywhere. I had 9 species and probably underestimated numbers. A highlight was 23 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS feeding in one spot. Warblers are getting very scarce up here now too as fall progresses. 6 YELLOW-RUMPEDS, 1 PALM and 1 late NORTHERN PARULA was all I could find. I had a few other unidentified warblers as well.
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