Hi Cayugabirders, I hope that the past week has brought some new migrants your way, as we inch closer to a world that will once again feature warblers.
In case you haven’t yet taken part in Avicaching (http://ebird.org/content/ebird/avicaching/), we are now two weeks into this local project that is taking place across Tompkins and Cortland Counties. Birders who have visited these Avicache locations have seen a number of good birds so far, not the least of which are multiple Golden Eagles and a White-winged Crossbill. As more migrant birds arrive back in our region over the next month, these locations will be even more birdy, and by Avicaching you are directly contributing to scientific efforts as well as getting to explore new areas that you may not have visited before! With the beginning of Week 3 of Avicaching yesterday, different locations are worth different points based on how many times people have birded there. If you’re interested in the competition aspect and free binoculars, these higher priority locations are worth more points, allowing you to visit fewer locations with greater reward! If you’re interested in how many points you need to rank on the Avicaching leaderboard, check out the bottom of the page linked above. The current week of Avicaching ends on Thursday, so I hope to run into you out in the field sometime before then! The weather looks favorable for migration over the next few days, so who knows what’ll turn up. Keep your eyes to the sky! Best, Ian Davies eBird Project Assistant Ithaca, NY [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 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/[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/ --
