Caspian Terns often roost with Ring-billed Gulls during the day on the roofs of
the big box stores on the west side of the rte. 13 strip through downtown
Ithaca. I haven't verified that they do so at night but it seems like a
possibility, especially when Cayuga Lake is high and the red-lighthouse jetty
under water. If so, some of the southbound flight at dusk from Cayuga Lake
could simply be going to roost.
Bill E
At 12:31 PM 8/24/2009, Dave Nutter wrote:
Yesterday evening (Sun 23 Aug) I took a walk in Cass Park vainly hoping to
see a Common Nighthawk. However I did see a tight group of 6 CASPIAN TERNS
flying determinedly south over the Flood Control Channel around 8:10pm and
emitting raspy adult calls and squeaky juvenile calls. I interpret this as
migration.
I also saw 8 Caspian Terns over Home Depot area that seemed to be heading
straight south. may be some of them were heading out of this place.
Meena
On Monday, August 24, 2009, at 09:02AM, "Paul Hurtado"
<pau...@cam.cornell.edu> wrote:
>Hi folks,
>
>Last night I heard a few migrants flying over my apartment in Ithaca above
>the commons off Buffalo) including Bobolink, RB Grosbeak, and two others
>that went unidentified (one kind of thrush/grosbeak like).
>
>This morning I've got a resting Great-crested Flycatcher in the trees
>outside my apartment window (first one I've heard all summer here) and
>just heard an adult and juv Caspian Tern vocalizing somewhere overhead.
>
>Time to start searching for those early migrants I suppose ;)
>
>Good birding,
>-Paul
>
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