The walk out the dike on Towpath Road today was nice but less productive than last week. It didn't start until almost 12:00, so it was pretty hot and shimmery out on the flats. Highlights were an adult American Golden-Plover; a very buffy Red-necked Phalarope (not actually sure if it was a fresh juvenile or an adult still transitioning out of alternate plumage, we never saw it very close); at least 12 juvenile Stilt Sandpipers; and two juvenile Peregrine Falcons scaring up the shorebirds.
Also, I just got an eBird alert from Jessie Barry who was up at Montezuma with Chris and the young birders group. Looks like they went back to East Road in the afternoon and had 12 American Golden-Plovers, a Wilson's Phalarope, and a BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER! Guess I should have stuck around until the evening. Good birding, Jay -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology [email protected] -- 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/ --
