Some interesting newly arrived or newly active birds in the yard this morning:
Seen and heard: Eastern Towhees Ruby-crowned Kinglets Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (drumming, working on a cavity, and defending it from Red-bellies) White-throated Sparrows Dark-eyed Juncos Purple Finches Red-bellied Woodpeckers (trilling) Red-winged Blackbirds (nest building) House Finches Common Raven Heard but not seen: Eastern Screech Owls (counter singing @ 1:40 am) Chipping Sparrows Swamp Sparrow Other notable critters: tree frogs trilling bats mourning cloaks Eastern spotted newts breeding in the pond BLACK FLIES I also found mayapple and trout lily leaves popping up! Alyssa Johnson -- 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/ --
