On Wednesday morning, Annie Wexler, Tony Gaenslen, and I saw a VEERY and a WOOD THRUSH on the Hoyt-Pileated Trail in Sapsucker Woods, while an OVENBIRD, BLUE-HEADED VIREO, and BROWN CREEPER sang nearby. We also heard two NORTHERN WATERTHRUSHES and a BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER around the Woodleton Boardwalk. The Wilson Trail North was pretty quiet -- one YELLOW WARBLER, one BALTIMORE ORIOLE, a few YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, and several RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, but no other passage migrants or new arrivals for me. A couple of birders shared a report of a BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER here earlier in the morning.
A pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS is continuing their unlikely nesting attempt in our 0.2-acre backyard in northeast Ithaca. I believe that I saw a second female around yesterday – maybe a brief visitor, or a competitor, or a cooperative-breeding helper. We also saw a WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW by our feeders today, and several PINE SISKINS on Tuesday. Mark Chao -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
