Dave, was the Mourning Warbler singing a typical song? Scott and I had a Chestnut-sided we would have sworn was a Mourning until we got a look at it in that same area.
- Brad On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 6:50 PM Nancy Cusumano <[email protected]> wrote: > WE are going to try tomorrow morning before work. Will the cooler temp > (45) slow them down early? > > Cayuga Dog Rescue has saved more than 500! dogs since 2005! > Learn more at cayugadogrescue.org > > On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 6:47 PM, Dave Nutter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I stayed longer than other birders and got drenched by the shower, but >> afterward I heard a persistently singing (but hiding) MOURNING WARBLER low >> in the vegetation in the north central area. Earlier I may have also heard >> a NASHVILLE WARBLER north of the ravine, which others reported. Here's my >> warbler list: >> >> TENNESSEE WARBLER - many encounters & songs >> MOURNING WARBLER - 1 heard in north central area >> COMMON YELLOWTHROAT - several heard, none seen >> CAPE MAY WARBLER - many encounters with males, females & songs >> MAGNOLIA WARBLER - 3 encounters with a singing male >> BAY-BREASTED WARBLER - many encounters with males, females & songs >> BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER - 1 female >> YELLOW WARBLER - several heard & seen >> CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER - 3 encounters with a singing male - a rambling >> song lacking the emphatic tag >> BLACKPOLL WARBLER - several heard & males seen >> BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER - 1 male heard & seen >> YELLOW-RUMPED (MYRTLE) WARBLER - 1 female & 2 males, separate >> CANADA WARBLER - heard & seen in central area >> >> There were many RED-EYED VIREOS, but I missed the multiply-reported >> PHILADELPHIA VIREO. Over the large field to the SE a pair of EASTERN >> MEADOWLARKS had an extended pursuit, the lead bird being slightly smaller, >> which I interpreted as courtship. I had 2 silent EMPIDONAX encounters. >> >> --Dave Nutter >> >> >> On May 12, 2015, at 01:40 PM, "Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes" < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> I was delayed arriving here on such a great morning, but managed to bird >> here for a short while before needing to leave. I know I missed many good >> birds and numbers of birds that others have already posted about, or will >> be posting about. Most notable for me was the amazing quantity of CAPE MAY >> WARBLERS!!! I tallied at least 13 birds, but I suspect I was missing more. >> Of the 13+ there were 4+ females and 9+ males. There were also a solid 12+ >> TENNESSEE WARBLERS singing in almost every section of habitat available. >> >> Here’s my eBird list: >> >> Comments: This was a fantastic morning, though I only wish I had been >> able to get here sooner and spend much longer here on such a great day. >> Today may possibly have yielded one of the highest number of Cape May >> Warblers I've tallied at this location. It was difficult, due to their >> silence at times. Many observed foraging on the same branches together at >> the same time. Due to my late arrival time, I know I missed lots of good >> birds. Others reported having seen a roving flock of Bay-breasted Warblers >> and Blackburnian Warbler, Canada Warblers, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, among >> others. Great day, following overnight rain storms. Given general >> North-type winds in the forecast, these guys may be returning to the >> Hawthorn Orchard to continue foraging over the next couple of days. >> >> <br />Submitted from BirdLog NA for iOS, version 1.8 >> >> 37 species (+1 other taxa) >> >> Turkey Vulture 2 >> Killdeer 1 >> Mourning Dove 2 >> Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) 1 SE Corner; non-vocal >> Eastern Kingbird 4 Calling flyover group of four birds. >> Red-eyed Vireo 2 >> Blue Jay 4 >> American Crow 2 >> Black-capped Chickadee 2 >> House Wren 1 >> Swainson's Thrush 1 Singing, middle North section >> Wood Thrush 1 >> American Robin 2 >> Gray Catbird 17 Several, actively foraging everywhere; I'm sure I'm >> underestimating. >> European Starling 2 >> >> Black-and-white Warbler 2 1 male, 1 female (SE corner, NE corner) >> Tennessee Warbler 12 This may be an underestimate; actively singing >> from every spot. Males. >> Common Yellowthroat 2 >> Cape May Warbler 13 This may be an underestimate; Most prevalent >> just inside SE edge; middle Western section; Northeast area; 4+ females, 9+ >> males; males singing variety of songs-types; lots of regular flight notes >> given ("seet") >> Magnolia Warbler 6 All males; singing. >> Yellow Warbler 3 >> Chestnut-sided Warbler 5 Singing variety of songs. >> Blackpoll Warbler 2 Singing and silent. >> Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 singing; middle Northern section >> Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 >> >> Song Sparrow 2 >> White-throated Sparrow 1 Middle Western section >> White-crowned Sparrow 1 SE corner >> Scarlet Tanager 1 >> Northern Cardinal 6 >> Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 >> Indigo Bunting 2 >> Red-winged Blackbird 2 >> Common Grackle 2 >> Brown-headed Cowbird 1 >> Baltimore Oriole 6 >> House Finch 2 >> American Goldfinch 4 >> >> Sincerely, >> Chris T-H >> >> -- >> Christopher T. 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