Hello all, Today Julie and I did a tour of the Southern Highlands. At Morgan Hill SF in Fabius/Truxton were 3 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet, MANY PURPLE FINCHES, and many Brown Creepers and RB Nuthatches.
At Muller Hill SF in DeRuyter/Georgetown were 2 BLUE-HEDED VIREOS, 1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, 1 PINE WARBLER, 1 RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 1 NORTHERN GOSHAWK, Chipping Sparrows, and many PURPLE FINCHES. In Pharsalia Chenango Co were 2 more BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 2 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, and several COMMON RAVENS which mostly clustered near the Chenango Co landfill --there was also at least two nesting pairs of Ravens in the area --one near the dump and another about mile away that took over a GB Heron nest. The highlight of the day by far was seeing an IMMATURE GOLDEN EAGLE on a carcass about 12 feet away on the side of Coy Rd (Coy runs near the landfill). The bird flushed from the side of this remote dirt road and flew about 20 feet away and perched in the lower branches of a spruce. When it perched you could see the golden nape glistening in the sun --what an awesome bird and amazing to see so close. Near the golf course in Taylor on Telephone Rd was a pair of AMERICAN KESTRELS and a TURKEY VULTURE. No crossbills were seen or heard, but this was not surprising given the low food availability in the area. cheers, Matt Young -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Microsoft® Exchange solutions from a leading provider - http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
