Over my section of south Danby, it turned out to be a pretty thin flight of
Swainson's (no Gray-cheekeds) in the fallout this morning -- perhaps 100
calls from less than 20 individuals, just guessing, with most of the action
between 6AM-6:15AM.
Bill
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At 7:10AM this morning, Chris Wood reported a flyover CATTE EGRET on Warren
Road south of Rt. 13, heading SE. Livia and I drove around Bluegrass Lane
and the Game Farm/Compost area in hopes of relocating it a little later in
the morning, but we were unsuccessful. Keep an eye out, though, and let
I visited Sapsucker Woods on Friday morning, entering via the Winston Court
apartments and the West Trail. South of the Sherwood Platform, I met Sahas
Barve, who has just come here from Bombay to pursue a Ph.D. in biology (bird
population studies). Then, for the next 20 minutes, Sahas and I
Just got word of Larue and Jackie's weekly survey. Among a handful of other
shorebirds at Montezuma, they report an AMERICAN AVOCET at Puddler Marsh off
of Towpath Road this morning. Other birds of note include a Bonaparte's
Gull and two Sandhill Cranes at Puddler, a Peregrine at Tschache, and a
Chris Wood just reported a Connecticut Warbler on the text message rare bird
alert:
Connecticut Warbler at Roy Park Preserve. SE side along orange trail 35m past
where other trail goes into woods/p
That's all I know. Good luck if you go!
Matt
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I took a long walk along Mt. Pleasant Rd. just after lunch. I was hoping
for hawks and such, but saw very few. Near a brushy area, however, I
stopped to listen to some CHICKADEES, and out pooked a YELLOW-BELLIED
FLYCATCHER. It was VERY yellow, even the eyering Then another flitted out,
not so
