Date: 10/9/25 6:42 pm From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Oct 9 Thursday Birding Meetup recap and Oct 16 plans
Today's Thursday Birding Meetup headed to the Community Gardens on Freese Road in hopes of seeing some sparrows. And we were not disappointed! The seventeen of us who gathered saw plenty of song, savannah, white-throated and white-crowned sparrows flitting among the trees, shrubs and senescing meadows (but no Lincolns...). For several of us, it was our first-of-fall sightings for the returning white-throats and white-crowns (including some first year birds). We also enjoyed seeing Tennessee, palm and yellow-rumped warblers. Our biggest surprise came with the sighting of eight Eastern meadowlarks all perched together in a bare tree!! The gardens area yielded 22 species. Some of us wandered over to the small pond across the road seeing 14 species over there including a lovely close look at cedar waxwings feeding on tree fruits. Thank you, Jody Enck for your ebird lists. The photographers among us were all hoping to capture a bird flying in front of the prominent moon, but, alas, the closest was Jane Bain's photo of a blue jay near the moon. Six of us gathered at Ithaca Bakery for breakfast and conversation, ending a lovely crisp autumn birding morning. Curious about next week Oct 16? We'll head to the new state park land at Frontenac Point on the west side of Cayuga Lake. This is new territory for us and we'll let you know what we discover, at least in this season. All birders are welcome to gather with us there at 7:30 am. You're welcome to leave when you need to go to work, class or other activities. And if your schedule permits, we'd love to have you join us for coffee and breakfast afterward, usually around 9:00 am or so. Directions for Oct 16 Frontenac Point, formerly Camp Barton. Take NY-89 North past Taughannock Falls State Park for 1.8 miles, turn right immediately after crossing a bridge. Descend to the bottom, cross the bridge, park alongside the narrow road. Shelley Page *she/they/ki*
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