[cayugabirds-l] Sedge Wren: Goetchius Preserve

2020-05-02 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Jeff Gerbracht posted to the Cayuga RBA just moments ago of a singing Sedge Wren at Goetchius Preserve, between two ponds just West of the parking area. https://www.fllt.org/preserves/goetchius/ I’m sure he will share more later. Nice springtime find! Sincerely, Chris T-H Sent from my

[cayugabirds-l] Another First-of-Year

2020-05-02 Thread Dave Nutter
Yesterday morning I biked to through the mist to Stewart Park on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, assiduously inputting every ID into eBird as I went. Passing between the TCAT bus garage and Newman Golf Course on Pier Rd, I heard something odd, a bit of jumbled rattle, perhaps a distant Gray

[cayugabirds-l] 2 new migrants in Auburn

2020-05-02 Thread Carol Keeler
Early this morning a male RB Grosbeak showed up. Right now I had a beautiful White Crown Sparrow show up. The Oriole has been quietly hanging out in the serviceberry . He went to the nearby seed feeder. I couldn’t tell if he tried to eat anything. There is grape jelly, suet, and oranges

[cayugabirds-l] Prothonotary @ Howland

2020-05-02 Thread Suan Yong
FOY prothonotary warbler at Howland island by kayak. Water level is high, Carncross Road is flooded past the bridge towards the high parking lot. Also in the flooded woods are at least two northern waterthrushes. Suan _ Composed by thumb and autocorrect. -- Cayugabirds-L

[cayugabirds-l] Lovely brown thrasher song

2020-05-02 Thread Eveline V. Ferretti
Walking the dog on the abandoned Mineah Rd. (Mount Pleasant area) today, I was so chuffed to recognize my first brown thrasher, sitting atop a tree in a bushy spot between fields, singing a long and beautiful evening song. I thought I’d seen him (her?) in the area a little while ago, but wasn’t