Hi All, A reminder that I will be leading a Cayuga Bird Club trip to the Dorothy McIlroy Preserve and other areas in Summerhill. Saturday, May 20th. The McIlroy preserve is located along the outlet of Lake Como in the town of Summerhill, and has a peat swamp and hemlock forest that supports a high diversity of species more commonly found in northern forests.
We will carpool from the north parking lot at the Lab of Ornithology at 7 AM. We will return by noon. Bring water/drinks and a snack. Bug spray recommended. On a visit to the preserve this morning, there were a few spots along the trail that were wet, but we were able to get by ok. But keep that in mind for footwear. Questions? Call 227-3970 , or email g...@outlook.com<mailto:g...@outlook.com>. Everyone is welcome. Gladys Some birds (highlights only) Bobbie Monroe and I saw/heard at the McIlroy preserve this morning: Yellow-throated vireo - singing in a tree along Lake Como Rd. at the preserve pull off. Warbling vireo singing in another tree for comparison. McIlroy Preserve: Baltimore Orioles Chestnut-sided Warbler Northern Waterthrush Many throughout the preserve, we did get nice looks at one that hopped up into a tree by the trail. Ovenbirds - throughout the preserve and we had one that finally popped up in front of us for nice views. Black-throated Green Warblers Black-billed Cuckoo Hermit Thrush - serenaded us for a good part of the time at the preserve. Scarlet Tanager Great Creasted Flycatcher Blue-headed vireo Red-breasted Nuthatch (painted trillium flowers were stunning and also saw jack-in-the pulpits.) Bobbie had to leave for an appointment so I continued on, checking some other roads. Stops along Sprouls Rd. and Creel Rd. Bobolinks over a couple fields (4 over a field on Creel) Willow flycatcher Alder flycatcher Kingbird Least Flycatcher E. Tohee Hoag Road - it was pretty quiet by the time I got there, being around noon and it was hot. Warblers heard: Many Ovenbirds Black-throated Blue Black-throated Green Chestnut sided Good birding, Gladys -- 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/ --
