[cayugabirds-l] butterflies and birds

2011-08-07 Thread Regi Teasley
Up here on West Hilll we've been enjoying plenty of activity. Today we had a Giant Swallowtail on one of the butterfly bushes. When the milkweed was in bloom, it brought in Monarchs, Frittilaries, honey bees and many other insects. Many hummingbirds are coming to the trumpet

[cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Bobolink flocks

2011-08-07 Thread Marie P Read
The highlight of my walk earlier this morning on Mt Pleasant Rd were the numerous Bobolinks perched and flying around in several loose flocks. They were mostly near/in the unharvested grain field (wheat?), and once many were perched on the edge of the road. I counted 63 at one point but there

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Caspian Terns over Ithaca tonight

2011-08-07 Thread M Kardon
My husband and I saw two Caspian Terns flying back and forth on the inlet at 8am this morning while we were walking on the waterfront trail. Marsha Kardon - Original Message - From: Elaina McCartney elaina.mccart...@cornell.edu To: Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes c...@cornell.edu,