Hello all, A few sightings from around the area this past weekend-- Julie and I had a NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD on Long road just uphill from the house with the red garage -- this is a high elevation location for this species. We also had a BROWN THRASHER at the sharp bend on Long Rd along with Catbirds everywhere -- a mimic sweep on Long Rd.
At High Vista FLLT preserve at south end of Skan. Lake we had HOODED WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, Chestnut-sided, many redstarts, and YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. We also had a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO in our travels. At Owasco Flats we had a CERULEAN WARBLER behind the wastewater treatment plant and another across from Dee-Dee's Ice Cream stand. At the little town park at the south end of Owasco Lake we had 2 pairs of VIRGINIA RAILS, a COMMON MOORHEN, 4 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS and a few YELLOW- THROATED VIREOS. We did not look for the Sandhill Crane pair because we couldn't remember where in Owasco Flats they were recently reported. Summerhill had many of the usual breeders including RAVEN, Louisiana Waterthrush and many other warbler species. Around the house in Scott are Black-throated Blue and Green, Redstart, Blue-winged, LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, MOURNING WARBLER, WINTER WREN, and much more. We didn't have time to check on the Fillmore Glen Acadian Flycatchers, but I'm sure there's a few pairs up the glen. The cone crop is really shaping up to be perhaps the best its been since 2000-01. I'll be surprised if Type 1 Red Crossbills aren't nesting by July 4 in white spruce and European larch in many of the state lands in Cortland, Chenango, Onondaga and Madison counties. cheers, Matt -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Microsoft® Exchange solutions from a leading provider - http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange -- 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/ --
