May 22 Sunday 7:00 A.M. meeting at the Lab of Ornithology, until about noon (back at the Lab of O by 12:30ish) Field Trip: Griggs Gulf State Forest, near Harford Mills Leader: Tony Lombardino Meet: Laura Stenzler will meet people at the Lab of Ornithology at 7:00 A.M. to car pool to the start of the walk.
Tony will lead a full morning walk through this amazing mature forest of almost 2400 acres. He has been birding here for 20 years and knows it quite well. Tony writes: "I've been there perhaps 30 or 40 times over the last year, and it has become my favorite birding spot in the area. I was thinking it would be fun to "show it off" this spring, as I've yet to meet another birder there. If last year's pattern holds, I can pretty much guarantee breeding Mourning, Canada, and Hooded warblers, ravens, Golden-crowned Kinglets and a dozen other species of warbler. There were also breeding Red-shouldered Hawks, Broad-winged Hawks, and Barred owls." Need we say more? IF you would like to meet us at 7:30 A.M. at the State Forest instead of 7 A.M. at the Lab of Ornithology, Take Rte 38 south from Dryden, to Rte 200, then onto Griggs Gulf Rd. The road is called Griggs Gulf Road (appropriately), and it is signed where it comes right off of Route 200 which is the road off of Route 38 leading into Harford Mills. The parking lot where we should meet is exactly 1.4 miles from the intersection of Route 200 and Griggs Gulf Road. You can't miss it, and Tony will be there waiting. Wear sturdy hiking shoes, bring water, bug spray and a hat. Email me if you have questions. Laura l...@cornell.edu -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
