I neglected to mention some of the other birds yesterday in post.
There was a juvenile SANDHILL CRANE, which seemed to be alone in a grassy patch
that ventured into the marshy area. Every step it took it tested for the
firmness of the ground and hesitated for a second before continuing. After few
steps flew away to water's edge and drank deeply several gulps of water, where
its parents joined who were feeding somewhere else. One of the parents loosened
something in the water and let the young feed on it. Then the parent picked up
a feather and tested it and threw it back into the water again, when the a gull
picked it up and played with it for few seconds. Then they (Sandhill cranes)
all in a file walked along the edge of the water. I don't know what they did
afterwards as it started to pour at that time.
Then there was a Raven who was croaking from the Tow Path woods. Other birds of
interest were an EASTERN KINGBIRD, male and female NORTHERN HARRIERS and
OSPREYS and a BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER heard only.
Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
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