9-1030am. Hanging out in SE back edge of Hile School rd Wetland with pair of killdeer that has been there for about 2 weeks or more. Clearly visible to eye/ binocs as it preened and then probed but camera obscured by sedges and grasses. Also great close looks at 2-3 Virginia rails. 2 seen along road in ditch at east edge of wettest land s of road. 1 scampered quickly away from calmly foraging other. Then (hour later) 1 was foraging on west border of marsh ( s of rd). Easily could have been 1 of first two. All looked adult. No calls.
Lots of robins puddle bathing in road. Robins and redwings “all sorts” except *very* young fledglings. Duckweed adorned turtles and bull/green frogs everywhere. Maybe one slider?? One kingbird only and previous nest gone. Kingfisher or green heron depredation? (They were there!) Maybe kingbirds are renesting? If so maybe NE corner N of road. And then it started to get hot again. Sent from my iPhone -- 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/ --
