Nice Geo...good to know Acadians are still in there. The Cayuta and
Hendershot Gulfs offer unique & wonderful local habitat rarely visited by
local birders -- the trail alongside the former is especially nice.
Bill E
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From: Geo Kloppel
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 10:23 AM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Hendershot Gulf
Curious to know if any Acadian Flycatchers were still nesting in Hendershot
Gulf, I parked my car along Swan Hill Road at 7:30 this morning, stepped
into my muckmasters, waded across the creek and entered the upper end of the
narrow gorge. I slowly worked my way down through, encountering Canada
Warblers, Black-throated Blues, Winter Wrens, Hermit Thrushes and other fun
stuff, along with clouds of gnats and mosquitos (happily these were not
biting; the head net remained in my pocket). It wasn't until I reached the
lower end of the state-owned section at 8:17 that I found an Acadian
Flycatcher singing in the hemlocks. I thought it should be easy to spot an
Acadian nest in that narrow place, so I took my time looking, but I had no
luck with that.
I spent 2 hours in there. Could easily have spent more, especially if I'd
been prepared to botanize or look at invertebrates. Rugged going though,
climbing over fallen trees and such. I'll be limping for the rest of the
day!
-Geo Kloppel
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