Date: 8/14/25 6:01 pm From: Shelley Page <shelleypage.imagine...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] August 14 Thursday Birding Meetup Recap and August 21 plans
A delightful surprise awaited us this morning as 22 of us gathered at Alder Pond in Mecklenburg, the home of Ken Haas for this week's Thursday Birding Meetup. Ken led us up the road to a beautiful unmowed meadow on Black Road where bobolinks abound! Just wow! We were absolutely thrilled to see 70 bobolinks popping up and down, flying and settling, and perching on lamb's quarters! We saw/heard 18 species including some savannah sparrows, indigo buntings, common yellow throats and a lurking Cooper's hawk hoping to get lucky. We then returned to Ken's land and hiked a bit before settling down to observe feeder action. Downy and Hairy woodpeckers were quite active and we saw a teenage male cardinal among the 13 "yard birds" we saw/heard. (Thanks Diane Morton for the ebird counts and we note that she also recorded 10 species just walking down the driveway to Ken's house when she arrived! A birdy place indeed!) Fourteen of us closed out the morning with breakfast at The Falls restaurant in Trumansburg with lively conversation and the sharing of a special cinnamon roll "appetizer." Want to join in on the fun? We meet-up every Thursday morning at a location in/around the Ithaca area. Join us at 7 am and leave when you need to go to work or other activities. If your schedule allows, please join us for breakfast afterward. We post each week's location on Facebook/Instagram as well as Cayuga Bird Club listserv and calendar. *Thursday Birding Meetup August 21 at 7:00-8:30 am: Hile School Road wetland, between Freeville and Groton. From Ithaca, travel east on Route 13 and turn left on Route 366. In Freeville, turn left on Route 38 also known as Freeville Groton Road. Turn right on Hile School Road and look for the birders parked along the road.*
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