Expecting a few shorebirds lingering around Puddler's Marsh we were very
surprised to see extensive mudflats on the western edge of Knox-Marcellus
marsh. Large numbers of herons, ducks and shorebirds viewed in perfect
evening light from East Road. Someone also cut some openings for viewing
along
A couple hours at the Seneca Meadows Wetland Complex this morning (Black Brook
Rd Seneca Falls) failed to find the Dickcissel but did see lots of Bobolinks in
transition to nonbreeding plumage, several Marsh Wrens, couple Red-bellied
Woodpeckers, an Indigo Bunting (also in transition), and a Sor
Took a trip today with Renee DePrato and Melissa Penta to Montezuma and
vicinity.
Our first stop was Towpath Road and the highlight was a GREAT HORNED OWL
that first was literally sitting on the road. From a distance we thought it was
a really big cat.
The bird unfortunately had one bad eye and
I headed to Myer's yesterday evening, hoping for more unusual shorebird
migrants. With a backdrop of one of the more spectacular sunsets I've seen in
Ithaca, complete with double rainbow and light rain drifting over the lake, I
counted more shorebirds than I think I've seen there before -- but l
Hummingbird hawkmoths--Hemaris thysbe. Great critters, and teasel is one of
their favorite nectar sources.
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On Jul 21, 2012, at 10:07 AM, "Donna Scott" wrote:
> Hi Meena,
> Yesterday afternoon, when I was birding by the airport, I drove into the big
> round area off Snyder
Yes, these are almost certainly hummingbird hawkmoths
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On Jul 21, 2012, at 10:07 AM, "Donna Scott" wrote:
> Hi Meena,
> Yesterday afternoon, when I was birding by the airport, I drove into the big
> round area off Snyder Rd. where Cornell dumps old asphalt, etc., near the
>
Hi Meena,
Yesterday afternoon, when I was birding by the airport, I drove into the big
round area off Snyder Rd. where Cornell dumps old asphalt, etc., near the
corner of Snyder and Mohawk Rds.
On the west side piles are a bunch of big purple teasel flowers and maybe some
thistles, too.
I saw w
In the evenings of yore we spent much time enjoying the graceful aerobatics of
bats
hawking insects over our ponds. Sadly, due to white-nose syndrome, those eves
are no
more.
Yesterday evening as we walked past a pond the formerly empty skies were filled
with
a substitute gang taking the place
Hi all,
Today morning when I was out at 4.50 am to look for moths, two Great Horned
owls were duetting. I had a feeling that they were very near possibly on my
spruces, but calling softly. I looked up but could not see them. Sound has
some quality that make you think how far the callers are an
