A hairy woodpecker nesthole was actively being attended this morning during the bird walk, with the mother bringing two load of goodies while we watched. All feeding was in the hole thus not visible -- don't know if young hairies ever stick their heads out like pileateds.*
The walk also found two two blackburnians -- one silent by the Wilson north footbridge, one singing by Podell -- and two blackpolls -- one "kitty corner" from the visitor center, one near Sherwood. A blue-winged warbler sang near the Wilson north footbridge as well. A Traill's Flycatcher (weak eye-ring) was at Owens making "wit" calls -- is that a reliable Willow distinguisher? Suan *To find the nest, walk south past the Podell boardwalk, curve right then left and look for a yellow birch right next to the trail. From there you should be able to hear "baby noises". Turn right about 120 degrees and look for a tree about 50 feet away with a big rotted-off cavity. The nest hole is below that rotted part, facing to the left. -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
