[cayugabirds-l] Listening to night migrants on Mt. Pleasant

Hello all, In lieu of listening for night migrants atop Mt.Pleasant this year, I’m sharing online a wonderful, huge flight I recorded on the night of Sep 11-12 in Danby. I have no doubt it is the largest all-night flight calling event I’ve documented in NY in 30+ years. Rose-breasted Grosbeak

[cayugabirds-l] Catbird

At 1:40 we had a handsome Catbird taking a thorough bath in our backyard birdbath. That made my day. Regi West Hill City of Ithaca “The future of the world is nuts.” Philip Rutter, founder of the American Chestnut Foundation -- Cayugabirds-L List Info:

[cayugabirds-l] seeking starling roost sites

Not exactly the kind of rarities that are often featured on this list … but one of my Cornell graduate students is studying seasonal change in starling bill coloration, and to do that she needs to capture a couple dozen starlings in the next few weeks. There are no starlings currently roosting