[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA 2 WHIMBRELS just arrived

CayugaRBA 2 WHIMBRELS just arrived at shorebird flats, Wildlife Drive, Montezuma NWR, says Bob McGuire --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscri

[cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker-Yes

Shannon and I drove up to Aurora this morning to look for the Red-headed Woodpeckers previously reported in Aurora. We were there for about 20 minutes before one flew from the west side of Rt. 90 to the woodlot where others had found them. The bird we saw flew initially to a tree on the edge and

[cayugabirds-l] Sapsucker parking lot luck

Yesterday at 6:15 am in the visitor parking lot at the Lab, quite near the sapsucker sign, there was a skulking BROWN THRASHER. I got a good look and then he crossed the road and disappeared into the brush. Today in the parking lot closest to the airport, over the chained-off drive, there was an A

[cayugabirds-l] CayugaRBA WHIMBRELS still on shorebird

CayugaRBA WHIMBRELS still on shorebird flats, wildlife drive, Montezuma NWR 430pm --Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave

[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Whimbrels, etc

Although Bob McGuire and Susan Soboroff saw the WHIMBRELS fly in at noon, it turns out this was not the first time today they did so.  Doug Daniels saw the birds earlier and reported them to Genessebirds-L (see below), which is why I subscribe to that digest.  Thanks to Bob McGuire for calling me a

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Whimbrels, etc

Plus 3 SNOW GEESE, several SAVANNAH SPARROWS, and an EASTERN KINGBIRD also from the shorebird flats.  Sorry about the multiple messages, and also for being so behind on the 2011 first basin records.  I'm working on reading my backlog of Geneseebirds-L digests from when I was busy with SFO. --Dave N

Re:[cayugabirds-l] Montezuma Whimbrels, etc

Although there were a few shorebirds (perhaps 30 in all, including the two beautiful WHIMBRELS) in the main drive shorebird pool, by far the best and most extensive habitat I am aware of at Montezuma is at Tschache Pool. This evening I saw probably close to 500 shorebirds on the extensive mudflats

[cayugabirds-l] BB Cuckoo, Nighthawk and others

In my quest for first-of-season birds I made a fourth trip to try and find a Worm-eating Warbler in W. Danby. I was finally successful, but was more excited to hear a Black-billed Cuckoo singing on Bald Hill Rd. It's just a great sound ! A B-b Cuckoo was singing in Jet