Just a quick note:
Saturday night, around 11:00pm, while doing some brief star-gazing from the
back yard, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the four-noted night flight
call of an Upland Sandpiper, as it passed overhead on its southward
migration. The distinct call heard was the bubbly
Stewart Park, Tompkins, US-NY
Aug 1, 2011 7:19 PM - 7:59 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
27 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 200
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 5
American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) 1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 150
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax
I met with my financial adviser at TTC (not that I have any money) today,
and he actually brought up the subject. WOW. He must read the NY Times. I
am still broke, but he knows about the bird and asked me many questions.
Cool. Maybe we have a convert.
Best, Ann
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I have one more possible theory regarding singing. How about day length
matching to day of the spring days? May be not it is still little too long.
Meena
Meena Haribal
Boyce Thompson Institute
Ithaca NY 14850
Phone 607-254-1258
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
http://haribal.org/