Hi all, As usual, I was woken up by Eastern Screech Owl whinnying around 3.50 am. I also heard a few migrants. It feels nice to hear all these while in your bed, but to hear better I had to go out. I had pitched my netting tent yesterday night. So after sometime I camped out in my yard to listen to migrants. Between 4.30 and 5.15 there were calls but not as many as between 5.15 and 5.30 am, almost more than one call per second. It seemed like that there were three main species, with few zips and sips. Mostly, I think, they were Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, Veery and could have been Swainson's Thrushes or may be just a variant of RBGR. I think I also heard at least one Indigo Bunting. I have recorded a few these calls and will look at them later in the evening.
I also recorded Eastern Screech owl whinnying on Saturday morning. He went on for at least two minutes. Looks like he has taken up a residence in my neighborhood. Between 3.30 and 4.15 am he seems to be calling last few days.. I wonder what we will find today in the woods. Meena Meena Haribal Ithaca NY 14850 webpage: http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/ http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/http://www.geocities.com/asiootusloe/mothsofithaca.htmlhttp://haribal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/wildwest+trip+August+2007+.pdf Current Loc: 42o 25' 44.48" N, 76o 28' 16.90" W Elev 816 ft or 248.7 m Formerly: 19o 0' 41,65" N, 72o 51' 13.02" E Elev 33 ft or 10m -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
