I tried sending this yesterday, but it did not go through: On Friday morning, I went to Lick Brook off of Sandbank Road and walked the Finger Lakes Trail for a bit. No new migrants, but nice views of BROWN CREEPER, PILEATED WOODPECKER, YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH, and WILD TURKEY. A quick stop along the side of the road on Sandbank Rd turned up lots of singing RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, and a cooperative singing EASTERN MEADOWLARK. I made a quick swing down to Stewart Park, where I relocated the PALM WARBLER from yesterday on the backside of the Swan pen behind the boathouse. While listening to it sing, I noticed another small bird in the Willow behind the boathouse: a nice YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER. Other highlights were 8 BARN SWALLOWS around the boathouse accompanied by 1 NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, a SPOTTED SANDPIPER flying across Fall Creek, the usual lingering waterfowl on the lake (BUFFLEHEAD, COMMON MERGANSER, HOODED MERGANSER, SCAUP, RING-NECKED DUCK), and a group of 14 DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS swimming to the east of the red lighthouse. Two warblers in one day! I feel like it only gets better from here.
-Stefan Karkuff -- 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/ --
