Morning started off with loud tremolos and other calls from 2 COMMON LOONS close by on Cayuga Lake! Later on the beach I saw one of them preening on the water with its long black foot sticking out behind its tail; then it stood up in the water and vigorously flapped its wings.
A walk thru my woods yielded good looks at a pair of WOOD THRUSHES as well as a pair of N. CARDINALS interacting on the leafy ground, and then a singing SCARLET TANAGER. I heard a singing far-off EASTERN TOWHEE. CATBIRDS were here and there. I tracked down the vicinity of a loudly calling OVENBIRD, but could never see him (as often happens). Saw the B. ORIOLES in the yard, along with a YELLOW WARBLER and a ROSE BREASTED GROSBEAK male. Had most of my usual feeder birds, including one WHITE THROATED SPARROW eating on the ground. A pair of CAROLINA WRENS scolded me while I sat for a minute on the front porch where they have a nest in one of the nest baskets up under the roof. They usually nest somewhere on this small front porch each year! -Donna Scott 535 Lansing Station Road Lansing -- 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/ --
