I looked for the Franklin's Gull for a couple hours from the towpath on this
cloudy afternoon with no luck. Then as I was leaving the sun came out so I
decided to check Knox-Marcellus from East Road and found it. I first noticed
it flying along with shorebirds that got up. I followed it with
Ann Mitchell and I watched the Franklin's Gull in the same area until dusk. We
couldn't verify the Ruff or Knot because of distance and low light.
We couldn't find the Little Blue Heron at May's Point. We checked other likely
spots with no luck. It could easily still be there just behind the ree
Hi,
At 6:00 PM, we had two Pine Siskins feeding on grape Jelly.
Joe & Carol Slattery
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I had lots of little birds moving through the treetops off my deck this
morning. Notable were Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-throated Blue
Warbler (female), Black-throated Green Warbler, American Redstart (male), and
multiple Scarlet Tanagers.
Kevin
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Matt Medler and I made a quick trip up to Montezuma just now. The FRANKLINS
GULL was still out on the mudflats, first in Puddlers then in various spots
in Knox-Marsellus. The juvenile RUFF was out with big flocks of yellowlegs
and peeps, sometimes hard to pick out in the distance. The RED KNOT was
3 SANDHILL CRANES were spotted by Dave Spier at 11:45am on the Sandpiper
Shallows (South Marsh) at the Montezuma Audubon Center. They were eating
out of the muddy shalllows vigorously. We were able to put a scope on them
from inside the building. As of now they are still here.
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Not that exciting, but an adult COMMON TERN is foraging over the lake at
Myers Point, and I saw another small tern moving north up the lake.
Jay McGowan
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Tim Lenz just called to say he is with Marshall Iliff, who just spotted an
immature FRANKLIN'S GULL in Puddlers Marsh on Towpath, Montezuma. The Ruff
and Red Knot are also still around.
Jay McGowan
Ithaca, NY
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In case anyone is interested, last night we still had about a dozen
BARN SWALLOWS. Usually they are gone by now. Also unusual is at
least two pairs had a second brood.
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