Date: 7/2/26 5:40 pm
From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...>
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] July 2 Thursday Birding Meetup Recap and Next Week Plans
We beat the heat this morning with a delightful Thursday Birding Meetup at
Roy Park Preserve North as we checked out the new accessible trail and
boardwalk, and tramped through the adjacent Hammond Hill forest. The
meadow, wetlands and forest were dripping with moisture, offering some
magical views of dew laden spider webs and dramatic crepuscular rays. And,
oh yeah, there were birds! The fifteen of us saw 37 species, often only one
or two of a species but some nice close looks at a catbird and bluebird
carrying food, presumably to feed their young. Many species were repeatedly
heard like wood thrushes and veeries along with six different warblers. The
morning sun showed off goldfinches and a Baltimore Oriole. Sometimes our
birding is simply a lovely morning stroll. I think we all appreciated the
chance to enjoy being outdoors before the heat set in again. Some of us
headed over to the Corner Brew in Dryden for breakfast. Thanks to Nick
Butts for ebirding:
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Want to join us next week? We'll gather at the Abbott Loop trailhead on
Michigan Hollow Rd. at 7:00 am. We'll cover a bit of the Abbott Loop trail
and also bird as we walk along Michigan Hollow Road. Directions from
Ithaca: Travel 6 miles south on Rt. 96B, then turn right on Michigan Hollow
Road. Go 2.3 miles to the Finger Lakes Trail Abbott Loop trail head parking
pull off.

To see our photos from this morning, head to:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cayugabirdclub/posts/27519101837700937/

Shelley Page
*she/they/ki*

313-550-1437
261 Coddington Road Apt. B
Ithaca, New York 14850

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"All that you touch you Change. All that you Change changes you. The only
lasting truth is Change. God is Change." Octavia Butler, The Parable of the
Sower

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