[cayugabirds-l] new arrivals

[Jay McGowan]

Hi all,
In addition to many warblers, new arrivals today included WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS at multiple locations, as well as influxes of RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLETS and YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS. Yesterday I found my first LINCOLN'S
SPARROWS of the fall, first in the Freese Road gardens and then on Niemi
Road. Lingering birds included a LEAST FLYCATCHER on Niemi and a GREAT
CRESTED FLYCATCHER on Tareyton Drive in Northeast Ithaca yesterday.

Livia and I had a fun morning on Saturday at Montezuma, not participating
in the Muckrace but just birding around and watching the teams.
Shorebirding was disappointing from Towpath, where VERY few birds were
found. We did have a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, but it was one of only eight
individual shorebirds out on the flats. Eaton Marsh on the Wildlife Drive
was better, with multiples of both dowitchers and a few peeps, the Visitor
Center pools had three BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and many Pectoral Sandpipers,
and the south pond at the Montezuma Audubon Center proved the most
productive of all, with 11 STILT SANDPIPERS, ~150 peeps, 30+ PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, and a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. We missed the Wilson's Phalarope
reported by Meena's team.

A highlight for the morning was the ROSS'S GOOSE on the lake south of Mud
Lock, refound by Dave Nutter et. al. after a three-week absence. Distant
photos here:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S25095439

All in all, we ended up (with a little effort at the end finding titmouse
and some other overlooked species) with 100 species for the day, a far cry
from the 100-on-Towpath I had a couple years ago on the Muckrace, but not
too shabby for a casual morning. I look forward to hearing more details
from the Muckrace, whether highlights or standings.

Cheers,
Jay

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Jay McGowan
Macaulay Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
jw...@cornell.edu

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[cayugabirds-l] East Hill Osprey still looking for fish in Beebe lake!

[Meena Madhav Haribal]

Just flew over my office.

Dr. Meena Haribal
409, Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI)
Ithaca NY 14853 USA
Email: m...@cornell.edu


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