Paul Anderson's report from his bird walk on Sunday at Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca where he had 6 people show up on an iffy day.
We had an inauspicious start due to it being unpleasantly cold and wet and with poor visibility. However, as we were waiting for people to arrive we noticed a group of about twenty Cedar Waxwings in the tree just outside the visitor center where they were carefully plucking berries and eating them. We went round the Wilson trail and were surprised by how much activity there was despite the weather. After about 30 minutes, the rain stopped. The best spot was the platform overlooking the pond from which we saw lots of Rusty Blackbirds, a very close Ruby-crowned Kinglet, and a Coopers Hawk on a tree by the pond. A very nice day after all. Don't forget, walks are Saturday and Sunday at 9AM throughout the winter. All are welcome and walks are targeted towards beginners. Hope to see you there. Linda Orkin -- Veganism is simply the acknowledgment that a replaceable and fleeting pleasure isn't more valuable than someone's life and liberty. ~ Unknown If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- 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/ --
