A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was reported in Putnam County, at the reservoir near the intersection of I-84 and I-684, on August 20.   The bird was not seen when birders went back to check the same evening and the next morning, but Ed Spaeth reported that he saw a bird on August 21 that he suspects "was the Baird's Sandpiper, along with a Killdeer and other smaller peeps feeding in the mudflats on the south side."  A Baird's Sandpiper was last seen at this location August 24. Here is the original note about the Baird's that was posted to the NYSBIRDS-L mailing list by John Askildsen around 5pm on 8/20:

Bill Wallace just called me to advise that he has found a Baird's Sandpiper in the now dried-up, East Branch Reservoir bed, this afternoon on Milltown Road in Brewster, Putnam County. Bill reports that the Baird's is among a fair assortment of other shorebirds on the south side of Milltown Road.

Directions:To reach this location take Rte 22 north from its intersection with I-684 and I-84. Look for Milltown Road a short way up Rte 22 on the right. Take the right onto Milltown Road and proceed to the location where the empty reservoir maybe found on both sides of this dirt road. Look on the south side for the Baird's Sandpiper.