I realize this is a bit late, but wanted to get this out there anyway, in case anyone wanted to go see some Fox Sparrows that may still be in the area.
Yesterday morning from about 7:30am to 8:30am, there were still 5+ FOX SPARROWS in the brambles section down in the North ravine from the Northeast corner of the Hawthorn Orchard. They were singing softly, giving "seeet" notes, and also producing their harsher "tshack!" alarm notes in response to pishing. Several of them were visible simultaneously. This site is immediately down the slope from Mitchell Street on the North side. Again, this was yesterday (Thursday) morning. Also seen on Thursday was a single FIELD SPARROW foraging in the dirt road near the South Rugby Field behind and to the West of the Oxley Equestrian Center, and I heard a single PURPLE FINCH singing to the North of the Hawthorn Orchard. Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes Field Applications Engineer Bioacoustics Research Program, Cornell Lab of Ornithology 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 W: 607-254-2418 M: 607-351-5740 F: 607-254-1132 http://www.birds.cornell.edu/brp -- 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/ --
