Date: 6/4/26 11:00 am From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] June 4 Thursday Birding Meetup Recap and Next Week Plans
Checking in on the baby peregrine falcons was our mission at today's Thursday Birding Meetup at the Taughannock Falls overlook. Twenty of us gathered to get a look at the young falcons, only a few days away from fledging. The nest near the falls is not visible to the naked eye but the young ones were observed through our binoculars and scopes, flexing and strengthening their wings and just hanging out on their tiny ledge. Three nestlings were recently observed but today we only saw two. We do not know the fate of the third one. Tim Gallagher was on hand to offer peregrine fun facts and updates on the falcon he recently released. Yes, we saw and heard some other birds, too (red-eyed vireos, titmice, juncos, indigo buntings, song sparrows and others) but our focus was on these falcons, wishing them all the best in growing to full adulthood and life beyond Taughannock Creek. We were hoping to see one of the adults swoop in with breakfast for the lil ones but alas we simply had to imagine that scene. A bunch of us went to the Falls in Trumansburg for breakfast and lively conversation. A beautiful start to a beautiful late spring day!
*Want to join us next week? * We will gather at *7:00 am* at *Lighthouse Point* on Cayuga Lake to bird and observe bird banding with "Hummingbird" and his assistants. This will also be a chance to see the bird habitat con servation work underway at Lighthouse Point. Directions from Ithaca: Turn on to Willow Street, off Route 13. Cross the railroad tracks and turn left at the T. Drive to the end by the golf course building. We will meet in the parking lot and walk together out to Lighthouse Point, birding as we go. Shelley Page *she/they/ki*
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