Date: 9/15/25 12:04 pm From: ROBERT SPAHN <rspahn...> Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Hamlin Beach - Yanty Creek
Caught the possibility of a good night flight and Sue and I tried a walk at Yanty Creek. Clear skies and stiff NNE breeze and almost no birds in the woods near the lake. Not a great surprise guven the conditions. We did have a few Swainson's Thrushes in the thickets.
Hamlin Beach SP - Yanty Creek Trail, Monroe, New York, US
Sep 15, 2025 10:55 AM - 12:05 PM
Robert & Susan Spahn, <rspahn...>: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Sue and I drove to Hamlin Beach SP and walked the Yanty Creek Trail to the boardwalk into the marsh, then to the next bench on what would be a counter-clockwise loop hike. We spent some time spishing and with a few owl imitations at the two benches and out on the marsh boardwalk. Given a decent night flight potential forecast, there were some expectations for birds in the woods. But with a clear sky and brisk NNR breeze, it was VERY QUIET. There were NO small passerines at all. Beyond the big cormorant mass at the outlet of Yanty creek, numbers were small. We did have a few Swainson's Thrushes early along the path and then at the far bench after much spishing and whistling and then sitting quietly - started to hear soft perks of the SWTHs all around us. Hard to assess numbers, so count probably a bit low. Without knowing the call and using some spishing +, the number would have been 0.
14 species
Mute Swan 5
Ring-billed Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 161
Green Heron 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 2
Gray Catbird 1
Swainson's Thrush 9
American Robin 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 5
