Sapsucker Woods seems to have quieted down overnight. Birding largely with Bob McGuire and Paul Anderson, I found very few passage migrants (continuing Yellow-rumped Warblers, a NASHVILLE WARBLER, and some Blue-headed Vireos), and nothing rare, new, or unusually early. Early-arriving Ovenbirds, Great Crested Flycatchers, and Wood Thrushes seem to be establishing breeding territories in the woods. Maybe the least expected bird was a GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET on the trail spur connecting the visitor parking lot with the Dryden power line.
Yesterday afternoon I saw a MERLIN flying southwest against the wind over Simsbury Drive in northeast Ithaca. This bird's trajectory was taking it straight to Cayuga Heights, where this species has bred in recent years. I also saw a COMMON LOON flying high toward the lake. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
