First Records: For many years, the Cayuga Bird
Club kept a handwritten "First Records" list,
which
detailed the first record of each species
reported in
the Cayuga Lake Basin each year. These lists,
sometimes
beautifully illustrated by local artists, were
prominently
displayed at the Laboratory of Ornithology and
are now
archived at Cornell's Kroch Library. After a
few years
without a First Records list, Matthew Medler
restarted
the tradition and constructed and maintained
the list from 1998 through 2009. Dave Nutter has been the primary caretaker of the list since 2010. 201820172016NB: see here if the document below is not visible or accessible. 2015NB: see here if the document below is not visible or accessible. 2014NB: see here if the document below is not visible or accessible. 2013NB: see here if the document below is not visible or accessible. 2012NB: see here if the document below is not visible or accessible.1998-2011NB: See here if the document below is not visible or accessible. Spring Arrival DatesMatthew Medler has prepared a list of spring arrival dates for nearly 130 species seen as spring migrants in the Cayuga Lake Basin between 2000 and 2009. This list can be compared with a list of average spring arrival dates prepared by Dr. Charles R. Smith, based on data from 1903 to 1993.NB: See here if the document below is not visible or accessible. Shorebird Migration: Steve Kelling analyzed migrant shorebird data dating back to 1909 to construct a bar chart showing the status of these birds in the Cayuga Lake Basin. This is an incredible resource for learning when and in what numbers different shorebird species pass through the area. |
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