[cayugabirds-l] Myers Horned Grebes

Two Horned Grebes close to the point at Myers at 7 pm today, one winter plumage and the other almost full breeding plumage. John Greenly Ludlowville -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gull Myers

There was a breeding plumage Lesser Black-backed Gull in the flock on the point at Myers at 5:30 pm today. Here’s an eBird report with some photos. https://ebird.org/checklist/S105866221 John Greenly Ludlowville -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Eagles on Salmon Creek

Around 4:30 this afternoon I was walking along Salmon Creek about 300 yards upstream of the Myers Rd bridge (the bridge by the entrance to Salt Point) when an Osprey (no fish in talons) came flying hard up the creek, vocalizing continuously and closely pursued by two adult Bald Eagles, also

[cayugabirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker at Myers

Stuart Krasnoff and I found one adult Red-headed Woodpecker around 12:30 today calling and working on enlarging a hole about 50 ft up in a dead trunk of a tree facing the private marina at Myers. Here’s my ebird report with some photos and description of location, and with Stuart’s audio

[cayugabirds-l] Salt Point songs

When Sandy Podulka and I arrived at Salt Point late morning today we were greeted by a singing Orchard Oriole. Nice to have him back! Also singing were a number of Yellow Warblers, Warbling Vireos, Yellow-Rumps, a Redstart, Field and Song Sparrows, Goldfinches, Bluebirds, Tree and Barn

[cayugabirds-l] Caspian tern Myers

A single Caspian Tern was braving the squalls with the few gulls on the remaining exposed bar off the mouth of Salmon Creek at Myers, at about 2:30pm today. John Greenly -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Snow Bunting Myers

There’s a Snow Bunting, I believe a first-winter female, on the spit at Myers at 4 pm. Foraging along the creek shore just outside the last tree as you go out to the point. John Greenly Ludlowville -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] salt point White-crowned sparrow

To Donna’s list for Salt Point today I can add, seen late in the afternoon, an immature White-crowned Sparrow. The bird was with the flock of White-throated sparrows, they moved to various areas of goldenrod and low shrubbery during an hour’s observing. Lots of hyperactive feeding today- at

[cayugabirds-l] Salt point Parula, etc.

Late this afternoon I ran across a mixed foraging flock at Salt Point, with the chicadees and nuthatches there was at least one Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and a surprise- a N. Parula female. There were also several Yellow-rumps eating poison ivy berries. These were all seen along the

[cayugabirds-l] Blackbird and Osprey gang up!

Speaking of dive-bombing, I’ve had an interesting time the last few days. I’ve been going down to Salt Point in the evening for a walk. When I get to the end of the long straight path and turn to walk past the Osprey nest pole, for several days in a row now, a RW Blackbird has started