Saw a male BELTED KINGFISHER, foy, on Sapsucker Pond yesterday 1pm, fishing quietly (no rattles yet, just saw the movement on the far side of the berm). Also had a quiet PIED-BILLED GREBE and of course the GREAT BLUE HERONs are back on the snag, busily adding sticks to the nest.
Got a picture of EASTERN PHOEBE in the trees near the front parking lot, but I'd heard one the day before as well both at the Lab and at my house 4 mi north. I got about 4-5 min (HD video) of HOODED MERGANSER males in full tilt on Sapsucker, that is, ruffs up, rising out of the water and scooting at each other, belly bumping, and generally amusing the 2 females nearby. ______________________ Chris Pelkie Research Analyst Bioacoustics Research Program Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road Ithaca, NY 14850 -- 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 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
