I missed the Whimbrel again and found little at the Visitor Center or Wildlife
Drive spot. Over at Tschache Pool the highlight was a GREATER YELLOWLEGS,
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, many DUNLIN, many peeps, and a good number of
SEMI-PALMATED PLOVER. This was between ~3:30 - 6:00pm
David Wheeler.
In case anyone is interested, Matt Medler just let me know that he checked
the auto loop on his way out of town this morning and did not find any
Whimbrel. Sounds like they weren't seen by a few observers yesterday
evening either, so perhaps they all took off before the storms started movin
in.
My neighborhood 'rain crows' - both Black-billed and Yellow-billed
Cuckoos - have really been living up to their nickname! Along with
all the rain, hailstones have rattled the roof for several days
running. And they're likely to do it again today, if the Cuckoos are
to be believed. It's
On Saturday morning, Paul Anderson and Betsy Darlington joined me for the
first group outing of this year's Finger Lakes Land Trust Spring Bird Quest.
We started at the big trailhead sign on Town Line Road. There we
immediately we found two BLUE-HEADED VIREOS in a territorial standoff where
I was home this morning planting flowers and vegetables and heard a
Black-Billed Cuckoo calling in the distance towards the Eastern Rec way. I
have heard it from home in past years. What a nice sound.
Best,
Ann
Eastern Heights Road
Ithaca
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I know there are some killer yards out there, and some magic ones, that report
wonderful birds and maybe if I stayed home more my yard total would increase,
but I had my first Blackpoll Warbler this morning. I was excited enough to
leave the coffee boiling too long.
At Ford Rd. yesterday while
