It is certainly not news that the mix of migrating shorebirds turns
over markedly during a single day. Towpath Road/Knox-Marcellus today
is a great case in point.
At mid-morning, along with Ann Mitchell, Dave Nutter, Dominic Sheroni
and a group from Rochester, I observed several dowitchers, including
at least one Long-Billed, Stilt and Pectoral Sandpipers, several
Bairds and White-rumped as well as numerous Least and Semi-palmated
Sandpipers. Also three Red-necked Phalaropes.
A return visit after lunch found Kevin McGowan and Ann (sorry, I
missed the last name), Bill Ostrander and a group from Elmira watching
a several Wilson's and Red-necked Phalaropes, two Black-bellied
Plovers, and two long-awaited BUFF-BFEASTED SANDPIPERS.
Between visits to Towpath Rd, I checked some of the spots farther
north. The south pond at the MAC is just beginning to show some mud -
occupied by a couple of yellowlegs and Killdeer. The Marten's Tract
pond is full of water, with a couple of Common Moorhens and Blue-
winged Teal. The corn is high on Carncross Rd and at the DEC office on
Morgan Rd. Muckrace Flats has only a small amount of water, a couple
of Killdeer and yellowlegs. Railroad Rd is nearly dead. The Marsh
Wrens seem to have left. Vegetation in the Sandhill Crane Unit on Van
Dyne Spur Rd. is high with no waterfowl or shorebirds evident in the
open water at the east end.
Bob McGuire
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