Hi Cayugabirders, It is time for another Avicaching update! In case you’re not familiar with this local project, all your questions can be answered here: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/avicaching/. Avicachers have been out and about across Tompkins and Cortland counties over the past two weeks, finding some interesting birds in their travels. Though birding in early August can be challenging during the gap between when breeding birds quiet down and fall migrants arrive, there are some goodies out there waiting to be found.
Avicaching highlights from the past couple weeks include Hooded Warbler at several locations, Grasshopper Sparrow, Eastern Screech-Owl, and 70 other species. The chance for running into an unusual migrant while Avicaching continue to rise throughout August and the rest of the fall—what will you find? Migrants like Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, and Tennessee and Bay-breasted Warblers have already been reported locally this fall, and could be coming to an Avicache near you. Check out the map of Avicaches to decide where you want to go first: http://dl.allaboutbirds.org/avicaching. The Avicaching standings have also switched around in the past couple weeks, with Gary Kohlenberg passing Lee Ann Van Leer for first place—721 vs 706. For all other Avicachers, there is still time to vie for those top spots, and increase your chances of winning free Zeiss binoculars—you have until the end of December to get out there and give it a try. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions about Avicaching. I’ll see you out there! Best, Ian -- Ian Davies eBird Project Assistant Cornell Lab of Ornithology http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
