Before this totally escapes me, I want to first thank our three Cayuga Bird Club field leaders for assisting in leading a chilly early morning bird walk along the Freeville to George Road section of the Dryden Rail Trail. This was part of the grand opening celebration by the Friends of Dryden Rail Trail for the newly opened section of rail trail. Thank you, Ken Kemphues, Bob McGuire, and Laura Stenzler! We didn’t know how many people to expect: a total of 17 (all-inclusive) birders braved the cold to make the best of what turned out to be a perfect day for an opening celebration.
Below is the complete eBird checklist that was maintained by Bob McGuire and reviewed upon our final stopping point at the George Road Crossing. When you walk this new section of trail, please use the newly created eBird hotspots to report your bird sightings using the free eBird App: “Dryden Rail Trail—Freeville to George Rd,” Dryden Rail Trail—George Rd Crossing,” or “Dryden Rail Trail—George Rd to Springhouse Rd.” Thanks again and good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H Rail Trail - Freeville/Dryden Sectionj, Tompkins, New York, US May 11, 2019 7:29 AM - 10:09 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Comments: Bird Walk led by Chris Tessaglia-Hymes for dedication of the Dryden-Freeville Rail Trail. 57 species Canada Goose 7 Wood Duck 1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2 Mourning Dove 5 Chimney Swift 4 Turkey Vulture 4 Osprey 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Kingbird 3 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 3 Blue Jay 7 American Crow 2 Common Raven 1 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 5 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 2 Wood Thrush 3 American Robin 8 Gray Catbird 7 European Starling 6 Purple Finch 3 American Goldfinch 24 White-throated Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 10 Swamp Sparrow 3 Bobolink 6 Baltimore Oriole 7 Red-winged Blackbird 17 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Common Grackle 4 Common Yellowthroat 10 American Redstart 5 Cape May Warbler 1 Flyover Northern Parula 1 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 10 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 3 Pine Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 23 Scarlet Tanager 1 Northern Cardinal 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6 House Sparrow 2 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56147977 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home) -- Chris Tessaglia-Hymes PO Box 488 8 Etna Lane Etna, NY 13062 607-351-5740 -- 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/ --
