Hi all, I headed out on 366 late this morning to check Hile School Road. At the intersection of Hile School Road and Ed Hill Road (ne of Freeville) I saw a RED-HEADED WOODPECKER flying overhead. It seemed to come out of the woods on the sw side of this intersection and fly ENE. I lost it over the woodlot on the ENE side of this intersection.
I also saw a flyover UPLAND SANDPIPER that was calling near the intersection of Fall Creek Road and Cady Lane. The bird was about 100 meters overhead flying north. I tried to check nearby fields to see if it landed but never found it again. It seems very late for a migrant, so I wonder if this bird may be somewhere in the area and searching for a mate. It was certainly unexpected. In any event, it may be good to keep an eye out for either of these birds. Good numbers of warblers and other migrants pretty much all over today. This is one of those days where it just feels like there are birds around (hence the day off). Cheers, Chris Wood eBird & Neotropical Birds Project Leader Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York http://ebird.org http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
