Thurs. afternoon 3/30/23, to my great delight, I saw several dozen tree
swallows in all their splendor flitting hither & yon over the large open field
west of the factory. Becky was as delighted as I. We haven't yet seen any over
the lake or or the village ponds.
We had been out checking osprey
As I was walking home at 7:52pm (well after sunset) from Allan Treman on the
Cayuga Waterfront Trail next to Taughannock Boulevard past Cass Park I saw the
Snow Goose, still on the lawn between the trail and Cayuga Inlet. It has worked
its way farther north, opposite Union Fields, and at
This is an interesting history….but read on to get to the good part.
A century ago, an ornithologist proposed a system for transcribing bird sound
as human speech. It did not catch on.
Read More: https://daily.jstor.org/what-it-sounds-like-when-doves-cry/
Regi
Creativity is the
For a third time this month I really enjoyed the new deck on Bernie’s Bridge,
which no longer threatens to tilt users into the creek at the north end of the
Montour Falls Marina. (Last week I sent a note of thanks to the mayor for his
part in the repairs.) Later this afternoon, and a bit
As of 9:07am the Snow Goose is still/again grazing on the lawn between the
Cayuga Waterfront Trail and Cayuga Inlet next to the Children’s Garden and
Taughannock Boulevard (NYS-89). I did not get close, but through binoculars it
looked normal. Runners and walkers pass it without either being
