This morning I biked over to Stewart Park on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. My goal was to refind Palm Warbler and Spotted Sandpiper - along with any other new migrants - for my fossil-fuel-free list. Before I even got to the Farmer's Market I met that goal when a SPOTTED SANDPIPER flew along the shore of Cayuga Inlet nearby and 2 PALM WARBLERS and a YELLOW WARBLER foraged in brushy vegetation nearby. At the Farmers' Market I found a LEAST FLYCATCHER in a tree in the parking lot, a WARBLING VIREO in another nearby tree and a second in a willow along the Inlet. Continuing along the trail north of the wastewater treatment plant I found more of the same warblers, joined by a PRAIRIE WARBLER (which appeared to fly north and away across Cascadilla Creek) and a NASHVILLE WARBLER with other warblers in spruces just inside the fence.
2 YELLOW WARBLERS, 3 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a PALM WARBLER, and a BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER continue at the Swan Pond, but it took multiple trips around the loop for me to see them all. I also saw 2 CHIMNEY SWIFTS high over the area near North Tioga Street and Cascadilla Avenue & Creek. Yesterday I first saw the OSPREY platform at the east end of Stewart Park in use. A presumed female sat on the platform while a presumed male brought a substantial stick. The stick fell off to the ground, but I hope he gets some credit for effort. --Dave Nutter -- 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/ --
