In addition to the 98 species recorded on the Ithaca count, I'm aware of 3 other species reported on 1 January elsewhere in the basin. Two were the MUTE & TRUMPETER SWANS which David Wheeler found south of Mud Lock. The third species is SNOWY OWL, and because this is a remarkable irruption season for this normally rare-in-our-area bird, I am including all records from 1 January - four of them so far. Below is the list of all 2014 records which were unique finds, thus deserving, in my opinion, recognition of the birders who found them. Non-rare birds found multiple places by multiple parties will simply be credited to "Ithaca CBC".
As I learn of more (or corrected) First-of-Year (FOY) records I hope to put them in a table, as in past years, on the Cayuga Bird Club web site.
As I learn of more (or corrected) First-of-Year (FOY) records I hope to put them in a table, as in past years, on the Cayuga Bird Club web site.
--Dave Nutter
- [cayugabirds-l] 2014 Cayuga Lake Basin First Records Dave Nutter
