CayugaRBA 2 WHIMBRELS just arrived at shorebird flats, Wildlife Drive,
Montezuma NWR, says Bob McGuire
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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
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
CayugaRBA WHIMBRELS still on shorebird flats, wildlife drive, Montezuma NWR
430pm
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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
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
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
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