Did I miss an American Goldfinch in there somewhere? …and maybe a House
Sparrow?
From: bounce-127433743-77975...@list.cornell.edu
on behalf of Paul Anderson
Date: Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 4:17 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Club trip to Lindsay Parson's Biodiversity preserve
Only two weeks until our June Meeting [a.k.a. Annual Picnic] on Monday, June
12, starting at 6:00pm. We will be meeting at the Myers Park Pavilion E ("the
Motus pavilion"). Join us for our annual dish-to-pass potluck at Myers Park.
Please bring -
dish-to-pass
your own place settings
Merlin breeding in Tompkins County
In 2014 the survey found two Merlin nests in Tompkins County. Since then, our
survey has found a new high count almost every year.
In 2022 (tally enhanced by reports this year of nesting last year such as video
of flying fledglings, or "parts of small birds
I led a group of about 13 people on a trip in delightful weather through
Lindsay Parson's this morning. No huge surprises, except for the huge
number of Wood Ducks (64 in all), and an American Wigeon.
One of the Trashers looked like it was carrying off a fecal sac. Also, one
of the Tanagers had a
