I've been visiting Myers Point occasionally in the mornings before work. I haven't had anything rare so far, but I've had a few nice birds.
Last Friday in wind and sleet, including an early Lesser Yellowlegs (subsequently seen by many over the weekend), Bank and Cliff swallows, and five migrating Red-throated Loons: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35755309 Yesterday in the sun, with a large group of Bonaparte's Gulls and the first Common Tern of the year: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35842830 And today, fairly slow with fewer Bonaparte's but my first CASPIAN TERNS and a nice GREATER YELLOWLEGS on the spit: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35870058 We had our first BROAD-WINGED HAWK of the year over Sapsucker Woods yesterday at noon, as well as a pair of adult BALD EAGLES and a few migrant COMMON LOONS. A WILSON'S SNIPE was displaying over the marsh past the far parking lot here at the Lab last night, as well as two distant AMERICAN WOODCOCKS. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS appeared in quite a few spots yesterday, as well as Brown Thrashers, Eastern Towhees, Field and Chipping sparrows, and Blue-headed Vireos. -- Jay McGowan Macaulay Library Cornell Lab of Ornithology jw...@cornell.edu -- 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/ --
