I saw a LEAST FLYCATCHER near the end of Twin Glens Road off of Cayuga
Heights Road in Lansing from 8:55-9:20 AM today (11/8). I first saw it only
briefly and at a distance, and my poor views combined with the date raised
the possibility of something very interesting. Several minutes later I
refound the bird and was able to see its entirely orange mandible, sharply
contrasting white wing bars and edgings, bold eye ring flared at the rear,
pale lores, and peaked crown. It started calling sporadically ("whit"),
further confirming the ID. It was on the right side of Twin Glens Rd in
junipers and dense shrubbery between the last driveway on the right and the
very end of the road.At 11:00 AM, I stopped by the compost piles on Stevenson Road in Dryden, and watched the first-cycle THAYER'S GULL found yesterday by Tom Johnson and Carolyn Sedgwick. Also present was a near-adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL. Neither bird, however, was in view when I left, and a pair of RED-TAILED HAWKS was repeatedly flushing the gulls that were present. I have photos of both gulls and the flycatcher, but unfortunately no way to download them from my camera at the moment. I'll try to post them later today. Mike Harvey [email protected] -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
