?After reading geo's post about Ovenbirds and thrushes in Danby area, I decided to try my hand at recording evening chorus. Unfortunately, I did not find any ovenbirds or Hermit thrushes.
I did find a pair of Raven's croaking, several Song Sparrows but not as numerous as in the past, lots of Am. Goldfinches and Robins singing, a yellow-bellied Sapsucker and a Wood Thrush. But not otherwise many birds. I spent just a couple of hours late in the evening. On Friday morning, I took a walk In the Hawthorn Orchard. Everything was quiet except for a couple of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and it seems the East Hill Merlins have returned. This the second time I have heard them from Mitchell street end. I believe the sound was coming form a Pine tree, which was across the house next to East Hill cemetery on Mitchell street. I investigated this location a little later from a closer location, but I did not see the birds nor did I hear them again. I also think I have found a Hairy woodpecker's nest and a White-breasted Nuthatch nest too. Cheers Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 42.429007,-76.47111 http://www.haribal.org/ http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ Ithaca area moths: https://plus.google.com/118047473426099383469/posts Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/dragonflies/samplebook.pdf -- 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/ --
