Next Monday, May 8, will be our last regular monthly meeting of the Cayuga Bird
Club for this semester. [Note: In June, we normally have a picnic/bird walk.
Look for details.]
Speaker: Dan Ardia, Associate Professor, Franklin and MarshallCollege,
Lancaster, PA; Dept. of Biology
Each of us can vote EACH day till May 12.
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> Vote people...it's easy. Imagine the Jim Shug trail in Dryden extended to
> intersect with Ithaca trails!!
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> http://act.usatoday.com/submit-an-idea/#/gallery/60418376/
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> Linda Orkin
> Ithaca, NY
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Cayugabirds-L List Info:
I saw a WATERTHRUSH at a tiny mud bank in my slow moving stream in my messy
little woods near house. So i concluded it was a Northern due to habitat. Could
not see it long. FOY for sp. & first time i have seen one in yard.
While skulking around trying to re-find it, I was happy to hear a FOY
A female evening grosbeak was at our feeder station for about an hour this
morning. Other nesting birds that have returned to their usual territory on or
near our property in the last couple of days include chestnut-sided warbler,
ovenbird, wood thrush, Baltimore oriole, and rose-breasted
New migrants today included Indigo Bunting near the powerline cut,
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler and a MOURNING WARBLER
that sang several phrases near the powerline cut. I was not able to locate
it.
Also, on Tuesday I had the Great Horned Owl getting mobbed by American
Crows
Started our day of investigating the nooks and cranies of the refuge by
observing Dave Nicosia doing his best Jim Cantore imitation while
simultaneously wind sheltering, hanging on to his tripod and counting
peeps at the visitors center. That's peep dedication!
We'll add a few items to his
