That is an impressive list for the morning and just along Towpath Road!
Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ ________________________________ From: bounce-107916036-3493...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-107916036-3493...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Jay McGowan [jw...@cornell.edu] Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2013 11:09 AM To: CAYUGABIRDS-L Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma 7Sep2013 I wasn't on a Muckrace team this year, but I couldn't resist birding Montezuma yesterday anyway. I spent the whole morning along Towpath Road, and although I didn't find anything amazing, I saw some nice birds for that spot. I also managed 101 species between (and during) rain showers, so it was a fun morning. Highlights included continuing shorebirds such as AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, WHIMBREL, STILT, BAIRD'S, and WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, the continuing AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, a high count of *89* BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, Peregrine Falcon, and Merlin. I also spent more time than usual looking for passerines along the road, which yielded, among others, YELLOW-BELLIED, LEAST, and WILLOW FLYCATCHERS; WILSON'S, CAPE MAY, TENNESSEE, YELLOW, BLACKPOLL, Chestnut-sided, and Magnolia warblers, American Redstart, Yellow-throated Vireo, BROWN THRASHER (a good bird for this spot), and an early RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET. Full checklist (with a few photos) here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15118176 Sounds like the Muckrace itself was successful as well. I hope someone who was there can give us a more detailed account, but what I have heard so far was that the Cornell undergraduate team won with 139 species! -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@cornell.edu<mailto:jw...@cornell.edu> -- 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/ --
