Ken and I walked around the Hawthorn Orchard today and saw yellow warblers
and a singing Blue-winged warbler. The big surprise was seeing a handsome
Lincoln's Sparrow in the hedgerow edge on the east end (viewed from the
east side). The bird was silent, but in the excellent morning light it was
This morning Laurie & I went for a walk at Mulholland Wildflower Preserve in
the floodplain of Six-mile Creek off Giles Street in Ithaca. We were mainly
there to see wildflowers, but near the start of the trail I found a LINCOLN'S
SPARROW on the north bank of the creek under and then in some
For those interested in arrivals, I just had my first-of-fall Lincoln's Sparrow
in a red bush in Palmer/Jessup Woods marsh, just north of A-lot, on Cornell
campus.
Good birding,
David Weber
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Folks keeping campus lists may be interested in a LINCOLN'S SPARROW which I saw
late this morning in Palmer Woods. It was in shrubs along Pleasant Grove Brook
near a patch of Phragmites toward the west side of the open area among all the
snags.
--Dave Nutter
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Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Lincoln's Sparrow, Palmer Woods, N Campus Cornell
Folks keeping campus
The bubbling song of a LINCOLN'S SPARROW singing right outside my bedroom
window woke me up this morning. A quick look around the yard didn't produce
too many other new arrivals in the drizzle, but I suspect there is plenty
to be found today. Keep us posted!
Jay
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Looking for new arrivals, while trying to eat breakfast was trying for Larry.
However, when he spotted a LINCOLN'S SPARROW, his toast got cold, but his heart
was warmed!
A small sparrow with greyish head, and fine streaks on breast, with distinct
break between streaks and below breast, with
The Lincoln's Sparrow is back at our feeders, if anyone wants to try and
see it.
Larry
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