Becky Cramer found a WHIP-POOR-WILL while doing some House Wren work this afternoon at Unit 1 of the Cornell Research ponds off Warren Drive north of Cherry Road. It was roosting in a thicket in the woods north of the ponds and flushed from a good distance when disturbed. I don't know where the bird ended up, and the research ponds are gated and not accessible to the public. However, it seems like there is a chance it would call tonight (unless the weather turns bad), so it could conceivably be worth listening from Warren Drive, or perhaps from the parking lot of the UPS center to the north of the ponds. In any case, there seem to be some Whip-poor-wills moving through the area, so I recommend getting out and listening at home in the evening. These birds seem to roost during the day and then will sing for a few minutes at dusk before migrating again.
Good birding. Jay McGowan Ithaca, NY -- 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/ --
