I spent the morning in Addison County and stumbled upon a large (for this
time of the year) flock PECTORAL SANDPIPERS at the Whitney Creek Access area
along route 125 near the Champlain Bridge. I counted the birds twice coming
up with totals of 84 and 86 birds respectively. Also with them were 4 to 6
DUNLIN. Other birds on the water/mudflats included;

12 NORTHERN PINTAILS
4 AMERICAN PIPITS
7 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS

At McCuen Slang Access Area there was a single GREATER YELLOWLEGS.

Earlier in the morning I had 4 BRANT fly south down the lake at the Tri-Town
Water Treatment Facility and there was a single RED-NECKED GREBE just
offshore.

Lastly, near the intersection of Slang and West Roads was a dark morph
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK.

Gary Chapin
Ticonderoga, NY