Re: [nysbirds-l] Juvenile Ruff at Montezuma

2010-09-07 Thread Christopher Wood
Hi all, I uploaded a couple of images of this bird to my Flickr page. The bird was fairly distant much of the time, so my best images were taken when shorebirds were flushed by a juvenile Peregrine Falcon. On one image, you can see the Ruff with a Red Knot in flight (also rare here). http://www.f

[nysbirds-l] Juvenile Ruff at Montezuma

2010-09-06 Thread Angus Wilson
>Tim Lenz says he and others are watching a juvenile RUFF from Towpath Road. Jay McGowan This timely note from Jay McGowan (Sep 6, 2010 at 11:16 AM) deserves cross-posting on the statewide list. Compared to the 1970's and 80's when a number of birds were seen each spring and fall migration, Ruff ha