This past Saturday, I lead a group of intrepid souls who turned out for a special Cayuga Bird Club birding trip to the Hawthorn Orchard, and for what was destined to be a very cold and wet (and relatively birdless) morning. I think the temperature barely topped 42ยบ while drizzling almost the entire time.
Thanks to the ~20 folks for surviving!!! ;-) Sincerely, Chris T-H Hawthorn Orchard and East Ithaca Rec. Way, Tompkins, New York, US May 12, 2019 8:13 AM - 10:43 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Comments: Cayuga Bird Club field trip led by Chris Tessaglia-Hymes. Cold and raining - but many participants despite the weather. 33 species Canada Goose 2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 1 Killdeer 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Kingbird 2 Blue Jay 8 Barn Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 3 House Wren 1 Heard Veery 1 Heard Wood Thrush 3 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 6 Brown Thrasher 1 Heard European Starling 25 At parking lot Cedar Waxwing 9 American Goldfinch 3 White-throated Sparrow 10 Song Sparrow 4 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Heard Eastern Meadowlark 1 Heard by Tom Hoebbel Red-winged Blackbird 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Common Grackle 1 Ovenbird 1 Heard once Nashville Warbler 4 Common Yellowthroat 1 American Redstart 3 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 3 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56178389 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home) -- Chris Tessaglia-Hymes PO Box 488 8 Etna Lane Etna, NY 13062 607-351-5740 -- 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/ --