Lyn just emailed me this:.....now that I have done further research...AMGP has NEVER been reported in July or even in the first month of Aug in Seneca Co. I think we need to go back tomorrow and chase that bird. Maybe we can figure it out. Leona
From: Leona Lauster Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 1:34 PM To: Eatonbirds ; geneseebird...@geneseo.edu ; Cayugabirds Subject: [Eatonbirds] Seneca Meadows Environmental Education Center Location: Seneca Meadows Environmental Education Center from Black Brook Road, Seneca County 7/10/10 This is a great locations but requires a lot of walking with almost no shade so start early and or pick a day that won't be too hot. I think the official opening is in August. Notes: With Bob Guthrie ,Lyn Jacobs and Lynn Donaldson. We all had great close looks at 3 Least Bittern that I called in, 2 Grasshopper Sparrows, and the Virginia Rail. We found a flock of Bobolinks at the bench at the end of the woodchip trail. We heard many Marsh Wrens calling from several locations but only saw one. Savannah Sparrows are everywhere but we only found one Swamp Sparrow. We were puzzled for awhile about an odd call and after some study decided it was an American Golden-Plover which called repeatedly early from near the parking area by Black Brook Road, Seneca County. If Lyn Jacobs also posts I'm usually more conservative with my numbers. I think this is the best location ever for Least Bittern. Wood Duck 3 American Black Duck 2 Mallard 6 Blue-winged Teal 1 Pied-billed Grebe 2 Least Bittern 3 Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Virginia Rail 2 Common Moorhen 2 American Golden-Plover 1 Killdeer 1 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10 Tree Swallow 70 Bank Swallow 10 Barn Swallow 30 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Marsh Wren 12 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 4 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 30 Common Yellowthroat 2 Savannah Sparrow 20 Grasshopper Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 4 Swamp Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Indigo Bunting 1 Bobolink 70 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Eastern Meadowlark 8 Common Grackle 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 House Sparrow 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/ny) Leona Lauster Lyons, NY __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (3) Recent Activity: a.. New Photos 8 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest . Unsubscribe . Terms of Use. __,_._,___ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --