I was stunned to look out my window a few minutes ago to see a brilliant male
RED-HEADED WOODPECKER in my yard at the bottom of Culver Road (southwest town
of Ithaca). The bird landed first on a small sunflower seed feeder where two
brilliant male Rose-breasted Grosbeaks were feeding. I was
On Thursday morning, having found nothing at all unusual on a quick circuit
of the Wilson Trail in Sapsucker Woods, I decided to visit the Dodge Road
spruce plantation. Today's birding confirmed my sense that this is the best
place in the area for sojourning migrants waiting out headwinds. Along
The bird was seen a few more times by various observers, first closer to Rt.
13 and then along the south side of the pond, in the wooded area, where it
is likely still hanging out (although difficult to see from the building
area.) It is definitely a juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON as Wes suspected.
Three ORCHARD ORIOLES singing in the sun today 7:30 am at Myers, two in same
places as reported by David Nicosia yesterday: one in trees by the first house
on left at the RR crossing to the park, and one on Salt Point (north side of
the creek) straight along the road after the RR. The third
Hello all,
I just happened to glance out my window a minute ago and saw a white large
gull-like bird fly off of the pond near the white barn in Sapsucker Woods and
into a tree about 40m west northwest of the platform. Through binoculars I
think that it's a juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON (white
