Hello all,
I was not going to bird or ode as I want to finish my garden work, but could not resist this beautiful weather. So I headed to my favorite Spencer Marsh to look for Northern Bluets. I was not disappointed as I saw quite a few of those. Plus I believe I saw an Emerald Spreadwing, which is new to this location for me. I came across the same birds which I see every year. The birds were Prairie Warblers, Yellow Warblers (several of them counter singing, one of them was doing Chestnut-sided's secondary like call and I though t so too but when I saw I was surprised), a Hooded Warbler, I think I also heard a Magnolia coming from the Gravel pit company's land, Chestnut-sided, Ovenbirds and Common Yellowthroats. A Black-billed Cuckoo flew over me at a very low height and landed on a tree in a plain view. Least Flycatchers and Willow Flycatchers continuously called. A Virginia Rail called a couple of times. There were two calls which I could not for sure identify, one I think was a nesting Green Heron and I think I have heard the same call here in the past too, but I need to confirm. Second call stumped me, I have recorded them on my cell phone when I get time I will review and post. I just listened it sounds like a Catbird with low energy. I also saw a Brown Thrasher twice, once it was on the road and looking for something, but it was panting in the hot sun, with its bill open. Then I stopped at a grocery/gas line store near the junction of Rt 13 and I saw a Yellow-billed Cuckoo land in one of the trees in the parking lot. By the way I bought something which was written on the cover as Garlic Bread but inside it was potato chips and picture outside was very different from contents inside, had no choice had to eat them. I am going to complain to Lays for fooling me! Then as usual I stopped at Lick Brook parking lot to look for Riffle Snaketails, I did find one on the rock and that was it. But I did find some nice birds and butterflies here. I heard a singing Orchard Oriole near the woods along railway crossings. I have heard one in the past years too here. Also there were Redstarts, Warbling, Yellow-throated and Red-eyed Vireos, Blue-grey Gnatcatcher, Baltimore Orioles and many Common Yellowthroats, which are regulars here every year. Now back to work I guess! Cheers Meena PS: Has anyone birded Northern Honshu or Hokkaido in summer? If so where did you go? Please email me, I am also interested in seeing Rock Ptarmigans there in the alps. Any good suggestion is welcome in next two days. Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ -- 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/ --
