At midday on Thursday, I saw two ORCHARD ORIOLES together near the
boathouse and Fuertes Sanctuary (swan pen) in Stewart Park. A female
offered long views as she foraged low in the willow downstream from the
boathouse, in branches drooping right over Cascadilla Creek. A subadult
male joined her
As you have gone birding around the lake, you may have noticed an occasional
sign, "Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway," along the loop which includes NYS-34B,
NYS-90, NYS-5/US-20, & NYS-89. Like me, you may have said, "Yep, it's scenic,
glad someone noticed." And, like me, you may not have realized that