I meant that the Orchard Orioles were in the willow upstream from the boathouse, not downstream.
MC On Jun 15, 2017 1:50 PM, "Mark Chao" <markc...@imt.org> wrote: > At midday on Thursday, I saw two ORCHARD ORIOLES together near the > boathouse and Fuertes Sanctuary (swan pen) in Stewart Park. A female > offered long views as she foraged low in the willow downstream from the > boathouse, in branches drooping right over Cascadilla Creek. A subadult > male joined her briefly here, but mostly sang from the trees at the corner > of the big lawn. This was my first good look at these birds, despite > several attempts and recurrent reports by others since mid-May. I’m glad I > tried again, and especially glad that I widened my search to that willow. > (From here I also heard a YELLOW-THROATED VIREO singing in the Newman golf > course woods.) > > > > Yesterday I decided to go look for bitterns and rails at Montezuma NWR. I > didn’t find any, but instead I was abundantly entertained by BLACK TERNS > and families of water birds. I even learned something kind of > mind-boggling (or maybe relearned what I knew long ago but forgot) – > AMERICAN COOT chicks have bald pink crowns, bright red bills, and wispy yet > flamboyant orange neck-ruffs, while COMMON GALLINULE chicks are similarly > homely but colorful and charming -- bare-pated with a little more yellow on > the bill. > > > > And I got an even better consolation prize on the way up, as a > BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO paused in the open just as I was driving by. > > > > Here are my eBird checklists with some photos: > > > > Lake Road drive-by cuckoo: > > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37589052 > > > > Montezuma NWR Wildlife Drive: > > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37589209 > > > > Stewart Park: > > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37605275 > > > > > > Mark Chao > > > > > > > > > > > -- 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/ --
