On my morning walk along Mt. Pleasant Rd., I was fortunate to run into a
flock of 30-40 AMER. PIPITS. Also 2 HORNED LARKS. No rare warblers.
Steve Fast
Brooktondale
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I was going to write up the whole field trip but thought I should post
that the RBA field trip yesterday had 2 Hudsonian Godwits at Knox Marcellus
Marsh plus 4 Dunlin and the first 5 Snow Geese(1 Blue-morph). Here is the
ebird list for that location. Mike Tetlow
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/check
Jay McGowan and I were also at Knox-Marcellus Marsh yesterday (28 Sept 2013), a
bit earlier in the morning than the group from Rochester. Jay could comment on
exact details much better than I, but I did want to say that the two American
White Pelicans were present during our visit.
Good birdi
To Steve's sightings on Mt Pleasant Road this morning, I can add a Northern
Harrier female, about 11:15 am.
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Did fairly short walks on the Esker Brook/South Spring trails at Montezuma each
of the last 3 days. Besides for dozens of yellow-rumped warblers and numerous
GC Kinglets, I’ve found Blackpoll, Magnolia, Tennessee, & Hooded Warblers. Also
had a N. Mockingbird and YB Sapsucker.
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On the Natural History listserv Norm Trigoboff sent this link to directions to make a container in which to collect and recycle monofilament fishing line. I thought birders, particularly the club's Conservation Action Committee, might find it interesting. http://www.boatus.com/foundation/monofilame
Thanks Dave and Norm, yes. The conservation committee will be organizing a
Cayuga bird club work party very soon to put together at least 3 disposal bins.
Candace noticed stranded monofilament line at Myers the other day in the same
tree that the kingfisher died in last spring. She is getting in
One more in a string of beautiful early fall days - it was a wonderful morning
out be out looking for birds. Thirteen folks joined me today, including several
students whose sharp eyes and ears greatly enhanced our experience.
We began with a brief stroll around the parking lots at the Lab whi