Hi all, The George Road wetlands in Dryden were fairly active this morning this morning. There is now quite a bit of open water, lots of weedy vegetation for ducks to hide in, and a decent amount of muddy and grassy shoreline. Geese and diving ducks were conspicuously absent, but dabbling ducks and shorebirds were plentiful, and I'm sure it will only get better for waterfowl in the coming weeks. Nothing too exciting at the moment, but I did see 45+ KILLDEER, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and ~12 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS foraging in the shallow water on the Rt. 38 side, and 30+ GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 1 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 1 AMERICAN BLACK DUCK, and lots of Mallards were among the vegetation on this side as well. I will try to check this spot with more frequency, but I would encourage anyone for whom it is convenient to do the same, looking especially for interesting shorebirds (such as American Golden-Plovers and Long-billed Dowitchers, both of which could turn up here now) and uncommon waterfowl.
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