MNWR today and had a falcon sweep-less Gyr. Two young Peregrines and an adult male merlin all sitting on the mud at the new shorebird area. Needless to say shorebirds were hard to find other than the omnipresent yellowlegs. Other than six female shovelers and as few widgeon ducks were Mallard. Towpath areas were equally sleepy and what birds were present were lost in the heat shimmer. Exceptions were the myriad of Great Blues and Great Egrets, geese and swans. Best at Puddler's were two Whimbrel. Howland Island surprise with ability to drive in about a mile beyond the new bridge construction to a new parking lot about a half mile from the first pond. All ponds on island devoid of birds and most odonates-very dry for the most part. J
-- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Avian Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Road Burdett,NY 14818-9626 Website: http://www.empacc.net/~kestrelhaven/ "Conserve and Create Habitat" -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
