On my pre-feast walk on Mt Pleasant Road, few bird species, but a cool observation (or 2).
I'd noticed a Red-tailed Hawk flying at one point. Later on my way back, I heard a brief Red-tailed Hawk-like call from the woods on my right. My interpretation was Blue Jay, and wondered what motivated its mimickery. I stood looking all around for the earlier hawk, but it wasn't immediately visible. I carried on walking and suddenly there was the hawk circling far over in the opposite direction from where I'd heard the call. Those jays are so smart! The other observation: 2 Spring Peepers calling from the swamp behind my house. Not sure how I feel about that...:-( At least the forecast for January 1st is more more seasonable temperatures (ie COLD) Anyway, Happy Holidays to all! Marie Marie Read Wildlife Photography 452 Ringwood Road Freeville NY 13068 USA Phone 607-539-6608 e-mail m...@cornell.edu http://www.marieread.com Author of Sierra Wings: Birds of the Mono Lake Basin Available here: http://marieread.photoshelter.com/gallery/Sierra-Wings-Birds-of-the-Mono-Lake-Basin/G0000NlCxX37uTzE/C0000BPFGij6nLfE -- 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/ --
