We birded Lindsay-Parsons this morning, and watched the Clay-colored Sparrow for quite a while, which was singing cooperatively from an open perch next to the blue trail at NE corner of field, as described by others.
We met Gary K. as we were leaving, and he suggested that the bog area on Bald Hill Rd is also a nice place for birds. We saw more Chestnut-sided Warblers there, Alder Flycatcher, Sapsucker, and then, as we walked further up the road, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK started circling above us, calling loudly. A couple of times it came down to fly among the trees and perched in the branches overhanging the road, still calling. While it was briefly perched, we were able to confirm its white-ish breast, strong white eyebrow and white undertail coverts, contrasting with the dark back. (In flight, it looked like a very large accipiter, but field marks were hard to make out against the bright sky). We assume there is a nest nearby, since it was clearly perturbed by our presence on the road. Ken recorded its call: https://soundcloud.com/kenneth-kemphues (clearest in the last 6 seconds of that recording). Location: Bald Hill Road, just south of the intersection with Station Road in the Danby State Forest, just beyond the bog as the road begins to enter denser forest. Diane Morton & Ken Kemphues -- 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/ --
