I walked by the killdeer nest Suan mentions, later in the morning yesterday, and saw how vulnerable it was to the softball players who kept running over the culvert to collect wayward balls. Along with a couple friends I was with, we did a bit of cordoning off of the nest area with rocks and sticks. I wonder if it can be officially roped off, though, and would appreciate any tips from anyone on whom to contact to ask about this. Thanks, Melissa
Melissa Groo Wildlife Photography http://melissagroo.com > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] eBird -- Hawthorn Orchard -- May 10, 2013 > From: suan.y...@gmail.com > Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 12:37:09 -0400 > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L@cornell.edu > > My addition to the hawthorn reports is a (the?) yellow-throated vireo which > sang from a tall tree across the recway from the SW entrance, flying a couple > times but not staying put long enough to get my binoculars on it before > flying off. > > Also a green heron calling from the small pond. > > I saw a B&W warbler foraging quietly and close at three locations in > succession: couldn't tell if it was the same bird following me (maybe it was > attracted to my shiny orange jacket :-). > > I left just as a softball game was starting, with one of the teams warming up > on the culvert with the killdeer nest (four eggs today). The birds were going > crazy, and the players had no clue. Incredibly camouflaged are those eggs. > > Suan > > -- > > 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ > > -- > -- 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
