I saw the mother and two babies Wednesday, thanks to Jay and Livia being there at the time. The huge steel plate on the trail is a good marker for where to stop and look east to the farthest and tallest tree. I went back yesterday around 7pm, and they were in the same tree. Sarah Blodgett showed up, and we watched. One just sat, the other hopped around, took a short flight from one branch to another, toddled for a bit, sat, toddled like a toddler, then took off suddenly. It might have been their first flight, and it was so exciting! I took several photos, but not sure yet how good they are.
Diane and Ken showed up shortly thereafter, and we tried to find them again, but no luck. Other birds seen in the area: redstarts, Yellow Warblers, 3+ Common Terns (far out on the logs spotted by Ken), Great Blue Heron, Song Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Tree Swallow, cormorants, catbirds, Wood Thrush (calling), Wood Ducks,... On Wednesday I also saw four male Brown-headed Cowbirds and one female, two Yellow-rumped Warblers, and possibly a vireo (white eye ring, bluish back, white underside, warbler-size/behavior). There is a nesting Canada Goose on the jetty at the entrance to the jetty, papa goose will let you know! I've been picking up garbage around the place and piling it up near the City building at the end of the jetty. I called Streets & Facilities to pick up. If they don't pick up by next Friday, could someone else give them a call? -- 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/ --
