I spent a good part of the morning wandering around the Lindsay-Parson’s Preserve in West Danby. I did not find anything new for the season, and overall things were rather quiet.
There was a pair of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS calling briefly back and forth near the top of Maple Avenue. The new road from the fire station up to the water tower had a pair of WOOD DUCKS (small pond on the right at the start of the road) and a BLUE-HEADED VIREO singing lustily as it foraged in the treetops (and answered by a second one in the distance). Otherwise, only titmice, juncoes, and Bluejays up there. The large pond on the left on the way in has a growing Great Blue Heron colony, with birds on at least four of the nests. I climbed part way up the hill from Station Road, south into the preserve, hoping for some new warblers. There, again, were several Blue-headed Vireos, juncoes, and a couple of PURPLE FINCHES. And a pair of HERMIT THRUSHES. Along the blue trail in the preserve were the two resident BROWN THRASHERS, a couple of FIELD SPARROWS, numerous (20+) RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, and a flock of some dozen YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. Lots of Tree and Barn Swallows and a Raven calling in the distance. Keeping my eyes open for raptors, I was surprised to see an OSPREY hovering overhead. Are the nesting around Spencer Lake just to the south? Bob McGuire -- 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/ --
