Date: 10/2/25 1:17 pm From: Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Thursday Birding: sparrows etc. in Aurora
About a dozen birders met in the village of Aurora for a morning of birding around the Inns at Aurora nature trails. Sparrows were the order of the day, with many heard calling or singing and glimpsed flitting about the goldenrod fields but seldom landing in the open, a Northern Flicker being the only semi-cooperative subject seen several times. As we started our descent after enjoying the lake view from the platform, we finally got decent looks at Lincoln and White-crowned sparrows, along with a few of the many Field, White-throated, and Song sparrows. At the council tree, our brief lesson about the tragic history of the Cayuga village of Chonodote ("Peachtown") was interrupted by the sighting of an adult Cooper's Hawk sitting in the morning sun against the lake view backdrop. Afterwards we were invited to breakfast at the nearby home of long time club members Jim and Kay Burkett, including peach cobbler and some pawpaws from Tracy's garden. Thanks Jim and Kay for the great breakfast, and to all attendees for a fun morning of birding. It's sparrow migration season in our area, so take advantage of two upcoming CBC field trips: Sunday October 5 with Caleb and Courtney (meet 7:00am at Cornell's big red barn), and Thursday Oct 9, meet 7:30am at Freese Road gardens.
Suan
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