Date: 5/6/26 7:39 pm From: Suan Hsi Yong <suan.yong...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] CBC Sunday Field Trip Change of Venue
Hello birders,
There is a change of venue for the Cayuga Bird Club field trip this Sunday, May 10 (7:30am-9:30am), which will now meet near the intersection of the Black Diamond Trail and Houghton Road, at the upper loop trail behind the Cayuga Nature Center. This trip had been scheduled to visit the Andrew Farm, but the property is currently too soggy for visitors; a new field trip to the Andrew Farm has been scheduled for Saturday, May 30.
For this Sunday's trip, meet at the gravel parking lot located opposite 2090 Houghton Rd (https://maps.app.goo.gl/MJ1M21bT7ig4sHdh8), for a morning of birding at the "upper loop" trail behind the Cayuga Nature Center. Located adjacent to the Black Diamond Trail, this parcel of overgrown field with a few small ponds is great habitat for birds like Field Sparrow and Brown Thrasher.
To overcome their financial difficulties, the Cayuga Nature Center recently sold this parcel via the Finger Lakes Land Trust to New York State Parks, who are interested in making this a stopover site along the Black Diamond Trail which they manage.
Directions from Ithaca: take 89 north, shortly after the Glenwood Pines restaurant, take a slight left uphill onto Perry City Road. Take the next right onto Garrett Road for about one mile, turn left onto Houghton Road. In 0.2 miles, the parking lot is to your right behind a row of tall spruce trees.
Check the Cayuga Bird Club website and calendar for latest updates to field trips. We have a field trip scheduled for almost every weekend day this month!
