Hi all, The Cayuga Bird Club and I are planning to run a trip to Niagara Falls the first weekend in December. We will be looking for a variety of gull species, as well as any other interesting birds that are being seen, usually at the very least a variety of waterfowl. This is a great chance to see some cool winter birds and get some practice identifying a challenging group of birds. The plan so far is to leave early on December 3rd, spend the night in Niagara Falls, probably on the Canadian side, and then bird Sunday morning and return to the Ithaca area by mid or late afternoon on Sunday the 4th.
We will try to all carpool in a single large vehicle, so space will be limited. Priority will be given to Cayuga Bird Club members, but non-members may be able to join if we have enough space–or you can always join the club <http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/membership>! A valid passport or other valid form of identification will be necessary as we will almost certainly be crossing into Canada. Last time the per-person cost of the trip, including splitting gas and lodging, was well under $100 per person but will vary depending on the final logistics. If you are interested in coming on this trip, please reply privately to me ( [email protected]) and to Ann Mitchell ([email protected]) by next Thursday (Thanksgiving, November 24th), ideally as soon as possible so we have enough time to plan transportation and lodging. There is also the possibility of shifting the trip to the following weekend (Dec. 10-11) or making the trip a one-day run if we receive more interest for that option. Once we receive your responses we can assess possibilities and space and confirm places on the trip. Happy birding and gulling wherever you may go. Jay -- Jay McGowan [email protected] -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
