We started out our Thursday Birding Meetup morning at Lime Hollow with a congenial collective effort to identify a couple of Solitary Sandpipers out in a pond at some distance. The eleven of us proceeded to have a pleasant walk on the trails seeing a smattering of typical woodland and edgy birds as well as a fun stop to check out who was visiting the feeders at the nature center, observing a total of 16 species (thank you, Tracy McLellan for our ebird list). But we were reminded that a merely pleasant (oh look, another robin...) morning can turn into an exciting birding moment. We saw a chestnut sided warbler flitting and then capturing a lively green caterpillar. The warbler stood quite still as it violently swung the caterpillar back and forth for quite a while before consuming it. We were mesmerized by this little bird's action, all in plain sight on a sunlit branch. Just wow! What a show! We were also happy to see a monarch caterpillar. Eight of us enjoyed breakfast at Hyde's in Cortland. Want to join in the fun next Thursday, September 4? All birders are very welcome to gather with us at 7 am at Myers Point to check out the early migrants coming through now. From the junction of Routes 34 and 34B in South Lansing, take 34B down the hill and turn left on Myers Rd. Cross the tracks and turn right to enter the town park. Shelley Page *she/they/ki*
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