Hi all, This weekend there are TWO Cayuga Bird Club trips, open to the public. See you there! Laura
May 19 Saturday 7:30 a.m. – noon or 1 p.m. Field Trip: Dorothy McIlroy Preserve, Town of Summerhill, then Bear Creek Swamp Leader: Carl Steckler Meet: Cornell Lab of Ornithology parking lot Carl will lead trip participants on this half-day trip to the Finger Lakes Land Trust’s McIlroy Preserve, followed by a stop at Bear Creek Swamp. Waterproof shoes are a good idea. Dress for the weather, bring insect repellent for those ticks and be ready for a great morning of birding these unique areas. We’ll see Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireos, Canada Warblers, Swamp Sparrows, Hermit Thrushs, Alder Flycatchers and much more. Contact Carl by email at c...@cornell.edu<mailto:c...@cornell.edu> if you have any questions. May 20 Sunday 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Field Trip: Roy H. Park Preserve, Town of Dryden Leader: Laura Stenzler Meet: Cornell Lab of Ornithology parking lot This month seems to be Finger Lakes Land Trust Preserve month! Laura will lead a trip to this 300 acre preserve, which offers a mix of habitats from conifer plantations to hardwoods and ravines. Magnolia Warblers, Indigo Buntings, Prairie Warblers and Louisiana Waterthrush are just a few of the birds that breed here. Bring insect repellent for those deer ticks! Contact Laura at l...@cornell.edu<mailto:l...@cornell.edu> if you have questions. Laura Stenzler 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/ --
