This morning our small group found the Hooded Warbler on territory at CNC. It perched in plain sight, singing, for a good five minutes, and gave us quite a show. Also exciting were a number of Veerys strolling along the path in front of us, giving long views but no songs, as well as male and female Scarlet Tanagers together, up close. (We stayed in the woods and did not go up to the fields, so may have missed a few species up there.)
To find the Hooded Warbler, enter the woods on the right below the lodge, cross the bridge, and take the middle path to where it ends at another bridge (west side of the log cabin clearing). The bird was defending the area on the left, where there are maple saplings. My eBird report follows. Happy Mother's Day! Nancy Dickinson ________________________________________ From: do-not-re...@ebird.org [do-not-re...@ebird.org] Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 11:55 AM To: Nancy W Dickinson Subject: eBird Report - Cayuga Nature Center, May 13, 2012 Cayuga Nature Center, Tompkins, US-NY May 13, 2012 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: warm, sunny 40 species Turkey Vulture 2 Killdeer 1 Chimney Swift 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 2 Tree Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 2 House Wren 1 Veery 5 Wood Thrush 2 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 8 Cedar Waxwing 6 Ovenbird 1 Blue-winged Warbler 2 Common Yellowthroat 4 Hooded Warbler 1 American Redstart 2 Magnolia Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Chipping Sparrow 2 Field Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Scarlet Tanager 3 Northern Cardinal 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Baltimore Oriole 1 American Goldfinch 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org) -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --