Hi everyone, This evening starting at about 7:20pm I explored the pond near the intersection of Snyder and Mohawk Roads before listening for Woodcocks. On the pond I saw 50 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 3 HOODED MERGANSERS, 1 GREAT-BLUE HERON, 2 WOOD DUCKS, and several Mallards and Canada Geese. I also found a fresh dead ERMINE in the field, still in white fur. There also was a pair of EASTERN BLUEBIRDS in another nearby field. Around 7:45, 1 AMERICAN WOODCOCK began calling from the brush, but after waiting 15 min he only took flight once.
I drove to another small field near the intersection of Cherry and Warren Roads and got very close to another Woodcock calling and doing flight displays. I was able to locate and watch the bird from about 20 ft away with a light. The bird made no significant effort hide or escape. It walked around for a minute, poking the grass with its bill, and then flew away. Evan B -- 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/ --
