My granddaughter and I counted 65 toads in the water along our pond’s dike this
morning, mostly pairs in amplectus. We guessed that we’d missed quite a few
that were hidden in the overhanging herbage, so maybe 100 toads in all. They
make quite a chorus!
This afternoon I was watching a Crow on t
A fine time was had this morning on this field trip. We met at the CLO
parking lot, and while waiting there we were treated to a nice view of a
Common Raven being harassed by crows and blackbirds. It landed on one of
the utility poles and croaked its displeasure.
On the way to the preserve we s
Hi all,
Tomorrow, Sunday, May 6th, I will lead an all day field trip to the Finger
Lakes National Forest. We will meet at the parking lot at Teeter Pond on
Seneca Rd at 7:30am.
The Finger Lakes National Forest has a great variety of habitats, from
grasslands and grazing areas, to scrubland, wildlif
A Ruddy Turnstone is currently on the beach by the bridge north of the
Ramada in Geneva.
Jay
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Morning dog walk yielded an orchard oriole and a solitary vireo seeming to
dispute over ownership of a particular branch on a cottonwood tree. Field
sparrows and towhees are abundant this year, as usual.
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Things are picking up in Shindagin Hollow. A CANADA WARBLER is back on
territory along the narrow, steep stretch of road leading down to the
hollow, and the LOUISIANNA WATERTHRUSH is back at the intersection past the
pond at the bottom of the hollow, near the small gorge with the bridge for
the
About 8am today, I put out a dish of grape jelly on the off-chance there was
an Oriole in the neighborhood. By the time I got in the house, a male
Oriole was sipping the jelly. A second Oriole appeared seconds later,
followed by a RB Grosbeak, followed by a goldfinch in glorious color. All
were
Good morning,
Lots of new arrivals this sunny morning on Hunt Hill Rd, Dryden.
Tennessee warbler, blackburnian warbler, black throated blue warbler, Louisiana
waterthrush and wood thrush. Woo hoo! We have 3 or 4 orioles eating jam,
oranges and suet. Also hummingbirds and rose breasted grosbeaks