[cayugabirds-l] Another Whip-poor-will

I’m outside my house watching a couple of big brown bats this evening, and suddenly a Whip-poor -will has started singing! First time here since the late ‘90s. Still going! -Geo Sent from my iPhone -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME

[cayugabirds-l] Toads and Cuckoos

Despite the predation by Crows, who hunted them in the tall grass at the water’s edge, lots of toads succeeded in leaving long strings of eggs in my pond, and today the jellied strings have opened to release tiny, tiny tadpoles. Even tinier (3mm long) are the just-hatched forest caterpillars

[cayugabirds-l] White-faced Ibis, Montezuma NWR

I just found an adult WHITE-FACED IBIS on the Main Pool of Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (Seneca Co.), about halfway along the first stretch of drive, flying around frequently but currently still here. Also present are a continuing Glossy Ibis, a pair of Wilson's Phalaropes, and other