Hi Cayugabirders, Hope that all is well and that you’ve been enjoying the migrant arrivals from the frontal passage over the past day or so. It has certainly been noticeable for nocturnal migration (both on radar and for flight calls), and the roving mixed migrant flocks are a good indicator that things are changing on the ground as well. ’Tis the season.
With the fantastically changing avian landscape throughout September, you never know what you’ll find when you’re out and about. This makes it one of the most enjoyable months of birding (for me at least), and a good time to explore new areas! New areas, for example, like those for Avicaching (http://ebird.org/content/ebird/avicaching/). Avicachers have already reported 17 species of warblers over the past 10 days from these locations scattered across Tompkins and Cortland Counties, including Hooded, Cape May, Bay-breasted, and lots of other fun species. Many of the Avicaching locations are well-situated along forest edges, giving you a good chance of encountering wandering migrant flocks. With the crispness of fall in the morning air, and birds on the wing overhead, do you really need another reason to head out birding? In case you do, Avicaching also gives you a chance to win a free pair of binoculars, explore new areas, and directly contribute to science—helping improve our local knowledge of bird distributions through your sightings. Please let me know if you have any questions about the Avicaching project—most anything you need to know can be found in the above link. Hope to see you out there! Best, Ian -- Ian Davies eBird Project Assistant Cornell Lab of Ornithology http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- 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/ --
