A rich morning with 40 species starting at: Salt Point with lots of Warbling Vireos, Grackles, Chipping Sparrows, House Wrens, as well as Hooded and Common Mergansers, Bluebirds, Catbirds, Goldfinch, Tree Swallows, plus Doney, Red Bellied, Flicker, Piliated, American Crow, Song Sparrows, House Sparrows, Osprey, Mallard, Canada Geese, Mourning Dove, Chickadee, Titmouse, Starlings, Red Winged Blackbirds, Blue Jays, Cormorants, Kingfisher, Robins, and Cardinals. Merlin claimed a Brown Trasher, Common Loon and Ruby Crowned Kinglet.
Then at Edward Cliffs initial field we added Towhee, Brown Headed Cowbirds, Common Yellowthroat, and Fish Crow with Merlin claiming Vesper Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, Willet, and American Pipit. Ended at Stewart Park Swan Pond where we added Carolina Wren, House Finch, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vultures, Wood Ducks and a pair of immature bald Eagles. Chris Sperry and Karin Suskin -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
