This morning, I decided to check out the Hawthorn Orchard, in the event of a potential fallout, despite the drizzle and wind. I birded there from about 8:00am to 8:45am.
Highlights are below: 1 GREEN HERON (likely built a nest, "growls" heard and bird later seen in flight, SW corner near Shagbark Hickory) 3 House Wrens 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH (middle of Northern side, about 150' South of the North ravine edge; foraging up in trees, mid-height; likely new overnight arrival) 1 WOOD THRUSH (singing just NE of NE corner) 6 Gray Catbirds 2 Nashville Warblers (no song, just giving "pink" notes - different from "seet" notes) 1 YELLOW WARBLER (likely a new arrival overnight, first in several days) 3 Magnolia Warblers 2 American Redstarts 3 Common Yellowthroats (missed the Wilson's Warbler, which was seen again today by Jay and Livia) 1 SWAMP SPARROW (just SSE of the fire hydrant field, this is likely an arrival from overnight, it has not been seen prior this season) (Zero White-throated Sparrows) 2 Baltimore Orioles 1 Purple Finch (flight song, over East Ithaca Recreation Way near NW entrance to Hawthorn Orchard) Meager list, but not bad considering the condtions. Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H -- Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes TARU Product Line Manager and 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/ --
