Date: 5/7/26 1:54 pm From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] May 7 Thursday Birding Meetup Recap and Next Week's Plans
Oh, this is the morning we've been waiting for with our Thursday Birding Meetups! Today's birders along the Dryden rail trail in Freeville saw a veritable smorgasbord of 49 species, hitting all the major groups of birds we can expect in our region! (thanks for the ebird, Diane Morton!) Twenty-two of us were thrilled to see several First of Year birds and life birds for some of us. We got a redstart right off the bat to get things rolling with northern yellow warblers, common yellowthroat, yellow rumped and northern waterthrush following right behind. A glorious rose breasted grosbeak perched high in the morning sun, as did kestrels. A spotted sandpiper and a few solitary sandpipers, posing and flying, kept our attention and offered a chance to differentiate between them. Bobolinks graced a pasture and the woods were busy with great crested flycatchers, least flycatcher, eastern kingbirds, catbirds, woodpeckers and our resident songbirds. Yay!! Afterward, we gathered for breakfast and conversation at the Corner Brew in Dryden, grateful for weather just warm enough to sit on the deck. Want to join us for next week's birding adventure? Meet us at 7:00 am at the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve. From Ithaca: Take Route 13 South and then veer left on Route 34/96 toward Spencer. Go about 8.5 miles to the main parking area on the left. Shelley Page *she/they/ki*
313-550-1437 261 Coddington Road Apt. B Ithaca, New York 14850
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