Yesterday, when we were on 89 somewhere north of Union Springs, I saw one
Cormorant and another one was on main drive, but did not have enough time to
alert to others as they were busy looking at something else.
Our group also encountered a singing Brown Creeper and a few Golden Crowned
Kingl
Yet another Bluegrass lane experience this evening as my dog and I flushed 8
SNIPE and 10 KILLDEER from the wet field to the west of Bluegrass. We did not
go In far enough to see the Vesper Sp. but I did see the pair of AM WIGEON and
GREEN-w TEAL that Jay must have flushed.
A sky watch on the l
Livia and I walked around Bluegrass Lane and across to Freese Road this
evening as well. We missed the Vesper Sparrow, although we were looking for
them, but we did find a pair each of AMERICAN WIGEON, GREEN-WINGED TEAL,
and RING-NECKED DUCK on the pond by Liddell Lab, 2 WILSON'S SNIPE in the
wet a
Hi all,
On a walk around Bluegrass Lane with my housemate, I found a lone VESPER
SPARROW on the north side of the large oval horse enclosure on the south side
of the woodlot. The bird flew up from the base of a fencepost as our dog ran by
and perched on the fence for a minute before the dog sc
Yesterday, while scanning the lake from the Wells College Boathouse, I saw
two white egrets flying south, down the lake. Unfortunately, they were too
far away for me to get an ID, although I suspect they were Great Egrets.
Has anyone seen any egrets in the basin this year?
Candace
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Driving south on NYS-89 this afternoon, coming home from the SFO Montezuma overnight, we saw a single CORMORANT, SP in the water close to shore north of Ernsberger Road, but we did not stop to ID it, which was probably dumb. If anyone wants to track it down, it may still be there and there may be
To help plan our trip around the forecast strong south winds with possible
rain, I checked the satellite last night and found the entire national map
aglow with migration - actually, starting south of the PA boundary - and by
this morning it seemed that a new crew had arrived.
We started the da
I led a group of four on a Cayuga Bird Club field trip today: Caroline,
Judy, Lee-Ann and Becky. Given the very strong South winds, I was
hopeful that something interesting had arrived, but no luck. The
starlings in the trees teased us with their imitations of Meadowlarks,
Towhees and Red-taile
I forgot to mention a highlight. At Mudlock, we looked at the eagle's nest. I
noticed the adult standing on the side of the nest looking down. Soon two fuzzy
heads appeared!
Good birding,
Ann Mitchell
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I spent some time at Stewart Park and Treman Marina this morning. There wasn't
anything too unusual. I did see the Northern Shovelers , but missed the Horned
Grebe Jay saw. I was happy to see the Osprey pair actively adding to their nest
in Treman Marina.
Gary
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Given the weather and the winds I decided to do a Lakewatch from Long Point
State Par, arriving around 8 am. It was almost too windy to stand and look
through a scope but I was able to huddle on the lee side of the small
lighthouse on the point.
I did have two small groups of BONAPARTE'S GULLS
Livia and I watched from Myers Point for a couple of hours this late
morning. We saw less than we had hoped: no Bonaparte's Gulls or Common
Terns and not many waterfowl moving either. Highlights were a NORTHERN
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW that stopped by the point briefly, a CASPIAN TERN that
was headed n
The "local" SFO trip this morning ended it's short odyssey with a walk
through the Renwick Sanctuary, hoping against hope to spot a Great-
horned Owl. No owl, but we did run across a Hermit Thrush (SE corner)
as well as two Golden-crowned Kinglets.
Bob McGuire
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Just now I saw a Chipping Sparrow eating millet on our patio.
A few moments ago we had a YB Sapsucker on a nearby tree.
Meanwhile, two Robins are working our wood chip path for lunch items.
Happy Spring,
Regi
West Hill in city
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I happened to see a Pileated Woodpecker enter a neat round hole in a sycamore
this morning. I sat down and watched from a distance for five or ten minutes,
to see what might happen. The woodpecker remained inside the entire time, only
peeping out occasionally. Looks like a nest hole. Nice to cat
We had our first of the season FIELD SPARROW at our feeders today.
Beautiful little bird with its pink bill and bright white eye ring.
(I've never really taken particular note of the eye ring before.) Hope
it sings for us before it moves on. We also had a single REDPOLL.
Larry
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Tilden and I went to the Wilson Trail North in Sapsucker Woods on Sunday,
hoping to find migrants seeking shelter from the wind. After much patient
effort, we saw three FOX SPARROWS making short dashes across the trail.
Listening for a rising call note helped us to locate these birds. We also
fou
This morning we were visited by a lone male Purple Finch at our feeders. No
females.
In early spring, with freezing nights and warm days, we get some large
maple-sap icicles on one red maple. From our kitchen we get to see the amusing
spectacle of chickadees & titmouse(s) fluttering, hovering a
It was a little breezy last night for owling, but Ann and I decided to
try and continue a fantastic day of birding into the dark. The first two stops
on Irish Settlement Rd. didn't produce a single hoot. We drove back on Ellis
Hollow Creek Road and were surprised by a spontaneously calli
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