I ended up stopping twice today at Ithaca's new birding hotspot, the canal area
by Wegman's. First, around noon, I checked the canal areas further north and
the west side of the trailer park across the canal -- some active feeders but
nothing unusual in those areas. But looking up into the blust
I spent the morning checking a few areas east of Ithaca, mostly near Dryden
Lake and Fall Creek. Links to checklists below with photos.
*Dryden Lake*
Golden Eagle, 7 Gadwall
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15738645
*Hile School Road Wetland*
Fairly quiet, American Tree Sparrows
http:
I was doing yard work this morning, when the sky suddenly cleared off. So I
thought maybe some large birds would go over Mt. Pleasant ahead of the
approaching front. I spent about 2 hours up there mid-day and saw
3 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS. No eagles. It was a bit windy at times, but neat t
Today among the mixed hunting party there was a Northern Flicker who was also
looking for something along the tree branches in company of Downy and
Red-bellied.
Meena
Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
42.429007,-76.47111
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
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The ELEGANT TERN is at the north end of Squaw Island this morning.
Gary Chapin
Ticonderoga, NY
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