This evening two juvenile SORAS were foraging along the shore at Hog Hole at
the south end of Cayuga Lake. I believe these birds were seen in the morning
as well. Not much else of interest at the south end this evening that we
were able to find, no Franklin's, Laughing, or jaegers in evidence. Per
I spent from 1150 until 1400 on the tower side of Mt. Pleasant, practicing
my hawk ID skills for the coming season. I didn't expect much, but it
turned into a pretty good day, for me.
Osprey1
Bald eagle2 (1 adult, 1 2nd year)
Kestrel5 (local family)
Merlin 1
Turkey vult
Many migrant songbirds were active and conspicuous on the Wilson Trail North
in Sapsucker Woods on Saturday morning, mostly along the west edge of the
pond. Partly in the company of Paul Anderson and a group led by Suan Yong,
I found 13 warbler species, including very many first-winter MAGNOLIA
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Hi all,
Our 4-H homeschooling group monitored the bluebird trail (and additional
birdhouses) at the Cayuga Nature Center this spring and summer as a volunteer
project. We started the service project when we installed two new bluebird
houses and noticed that the existing nest boxes had not been