Checked out the hawthorn orchards this morning (6-7am), which lacked anything too exciting (yellow warbler, ruby-crowned kinglets and many red-winged blackbirds), until at one point a killdeer-like call was followed by a falcon-like shape swooping north towards the cemetary/pharmacy area. I believe it was a merlin, but never got a good look. Also flushed a coyote from the ravine.
Next, headed down to the swan pen where I failed to locate the bittern (I also failed yesterday evening not long before Jay's report, so -- it may yet be in there somewhere). The kingbird was more cooperative, as were a handful of palm warblers and yellow-rumps and one bright yellow warbler. For one instant I thought I heard a magnolia warbler, but it never repeated and I never located it -- keep your eyes and ears peeled. The gull fishing bonanza seems to be continuing. Suan -- 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/ --
