Went to Stony Kill Farm for the Butterfly Festival and also Madam Brett Park in the afternoon. Photos are incoming soon, I have a lot of photographs to go through now between yesterday and today. Highlights include:
- Belted Kingfisher catching a fish - Osprey perched on a nearby tree to photograph! (First sighting in Dutchess County for me!) http://deidam.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/081410-stony-kill-farm-madam-brett-park/#more-393 Birds (all from Madam Brett Park unless noted otherwise): 1. Canada Goose 2. Great Blue Heron 3. Green Heron 4. Turkey Vulture 5. Osprey *A first sighting for me! 6. Red-Tailed Hawk (Stony Kill) 7. Rock Pigeon 8. Mourning Dove 9. Belted Kingfisher 10. Downy Woodpecker 11. American Crow 12. Barn Swallow 13. Black-Capped Chickadee 14. White-Breasted Nuthatch 15. Gray Catbird 16. Mystery Warbler (Moved much too fast to ID, mostly yellow though) 17. Northern Cardinal 18. American Goldfinch Butterflies (all sightings at Stony Kill outdoor gardens unless otherwise noted): * Spicebush Swallowtail * Eastern Tiger Swallowtail * Monarch * Great Spangled Fritillary * Hummingbird Moth * Cabbage White * Silver Spotted Skipper * Red Spotted Purple (Madam Brett Park)
