Took the dog for a walk at dusk last night and was surprised to hear a Woodcock
performing its dance, which I hadn't heard since mid-March! Might they be
nesting a second time?
Also, later, the yard was a-twinkle with FIREFLIES! Thought I was seeing
things at first...seems way too early.
Daughter, Becky, saw her 1st fireflies last night 3.4 mi. east of Union Springs.
Nancy W Dickinson Said on Monday, May 14, 2012 9:20 AM
the yard was a-twinkle with FIREFLIES! ...seems way too early.
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The past couple of mornings, the Hawthorn Orchard has been devoid of migrants.
It was unnervingly quiet today and yesterday. It certainly appears that most
migrants in the area have moved on and have not been replaced by anything new
coming in from the South. The Wood Thrush that was holding an
Yesterday (Sunday, 5/13) our SFO group made a quick stop at the
Hawthord Orchards at ~7:20am, where we heard a CANADA WARBLER singing
in the NE corner (near the white house), saw a female BLACK-AND-WHITE
WABLER, near the NE entrances, and saw/heard a BLUE-HEADED VIREO in
that NE forest/ravine. We
This morning a Nashville Warbler was still in my yard, and I heard my first
Blackpoll. Yesterday I had another Yellow-throated Vireo. Also watched a female
Scarlet Tanager gathering nest material. My yard-nesting Broad-winged Hawks are
vocal today. Not sure if they'll reuse last year's nest, as
Driving into Corning this afternoon at 2:45 pm on NY 352 near the Gibson
bridge, and I see what appeared to be a 3/4 size Belted Kingfisher running
across my lane with very fast steps. Large distinctive head, big beak, blue
color. Overall body configuration fit a Kingfisher.
It was going
Hi Susan, you wrote:
An added bonus… not a single tick in sight!
Yes! In spite of all expectations, I've seen very few ticks yet this spring
around West Danby, even on my dog! However, several of the ones I _have_ seen
were already attached to me. One of these bites produced a vague
RBA
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covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
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Hi all,
We started from Lab of O, where a beautiful SPOTTED SANDPIPER, fed along the
p0ond shore while continuously bobbing its tail. At one point it stopped and
preened and scratched. Many of us enjoyed watching him up so close.
Then we headed straight to Green-Springs cemetery road. On the
May 16, Wednesday, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Nature Photography Hike
Join Naturalist and Nature Photographer Dave Spier for a hike around our
forest, grassland and wetlands to capture the sights and sounds of spring. Dave
has years of experience teaching new photographers basic techniques and
ANN IS RIGHT. I failed to mention that. Thanks.
Fritzie
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Thank you, John Fritzie and Ann, for the detailed information. Wow. Guess
I'm finally motivated to start wearing my Tick and Chigger Gaitors that I
bought last fall, from a posting (can't remember for sure if it was
cayugabirds) about a forestry supply site that sells them. They are made by
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