Date: 5/14/26 3:41 pm From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] May 14 Thursday Birding Meetup Recap and Next Week Plans
An overcast misty morning can be just the thing for seeing lots of birds "pop" out so we can appreciate their beauty and ways of being. Today's Thursday Birding Meetup was just that kind of day at the Lindsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve. Thirty of us gathered (a record number!) to explore the diverse settings within this beautiful preserve showing off its spring green best, surrounding us with birdsong. We started out with a prairie warbler and common yellowthroat before we even left the parking lot! A good omen! We ended up seeing 47 species including 9 warbler species, 3 kinds of vireos, twitterpated bluebirds and Great Blue Herons nesting. Some of us stopped at the wetland next to the West Danby Fire Dept. to see more Great Blue Herons including 5 on nests. Thanks for the ebird, Tracy McLellan. Several of us gathered at the Morning Moon Cafe in Newfield (next to the covered bridge!) for some breakfast goodies and conversation. Today we bid farewell to Wang Chuwen, a new birder this year who we have all enjoyed getting to know, appreciating his enthusiasm for the wonders of our area. We wish him well in London!
*Want to join us next week?* We're trying out a new birding spot on May 21, up on Mount Pleasant! Gather with us at *7:00 am* at Swan's Cycles to explore some land protected by the Finger Lakes Land Trust and other nearby property. Hoping for bobolinks and much more in this diverse habitat! Directions from Ithaca: Take Dryden Road (Route 366) east of town. Turn right on Mt. Pleasant Road in Varna. Keep going straight as you pass Turkey Hill Road. Then, in 0.7 miles, turn left at the mailbox marked "SWAN 226" beneath some power lines. Drive past the pond and park on gravel (not on the wet grass) between the house and the barn. Overflow parking is on Mt Pleasant Road (with a 0.25 mile walk to the property.)
This listserv will not support photographs to be shared. We have many lovely shots from today's meetup published on the Cayuga Bird Club Facebook page. Check it out!
Shelley Page *she/they/ki*
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