Prothonotary Warbler continues this morning. Jan Hollerbach James Purcell
Sent from my iPhone On Apr 17, 2011, at 10:50 AM, Tom Fiore <tom...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Saturday, 16 April - > > In addition to all the species noted below from the NYBG, we also found > Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in the same area where the male > Prothonotary Warbler was seen the latter by about 25+ observers, possibly > more as others arrived later with success). In my initial very quick view of > a photo made available from Thursday 4/14, and a communication, I thought the > warbler might be female, but on seeing the actual bird it was immediately > apparent it is a male, albeit not as richly-colored as some male > Prothonotarys can be in nearly orange yellow color in the breast area. Still, > this one has that "glow" about it seen from even a distance. The > Prothonotary was still present through the mid-afternoon at the larger of the > "twin lakes" in the garden, just as more rain was starting & became heavier. > I would bet that that bird is still in that area, generally, today as little > songbird migration seems to have taken place overnight to this Sunday. If > going, have patience & persistence - it will be worth the wait, if that's > necessary. It's possible to scan almost the whole shore of the small "lake" > from the bridge. > > There will be admissions charged to the NY Botanical Garden today, in > addition to fees for parking in their own lot. The garden is closed on > Mondays. > > Tom Fiore, > Manhattan > - - - - - - > _______________________ > From: <editcon...@aol.com> > Date: April 17, 2011 7:56:55 AM EDT > To: <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> > Subject: [nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden - Saturday, April 16 > Reply-To: <editcon...@aol.com> > > Even though it felt like a November Day at NYBG yesterday, the sight of the > spring warblers kept us warm! > > Highlights include: A male Prothonotary Warbler on Twin Lakes. The warbler > has been at the lakes since Thursday. It puts on a great show, flying from > one side of the lake to the other - looking for insects along the muddy > banks. Also on Twin Lakes, a great egret and wood ducks. > The owlets were not visible in their cavity and even though we could not > locate them anywhere - it was confirmed there were three babies by Lenny > Abrahms who had a photograph of three fuzzy heads in the cavity. The female > owl was out of the cavity and sitting on a branch about 35 feet away. The > babies had been flapping their wings all week long and may have fledged the > nest and are somewhere in the forest. > > Also observed: > > Pine Warbler-6 > Palm Warbler -8 > Yellow rumped Warbler-4 > Ruby crowned kinglet-6 > Golden Crowned kinglet-3 > > Phoebe-1 > > Yellow bellied sapsucker-2 > Red bellied woodpecker-3 > Downy woodpecker-2 > Hairy Woodpecker-1 > > Red winged blackbirds-14 > Grackles-many > > Chickadees-6 > Tufted Titmouse-2 > Brown creeper-1 > House Wren-1 > > Goldfinch-1 > House finch-3 > > Mallards-4 > C. Geese- 14 > > White throated sparrow-6 > Song sparrow-4 > Savannah sparrow-1 > > American Robin- many > Hermit Thrush-1 > > Red tailed hawk-3 > > Cardinals-6 > Mockingbird-1 > Blue Jay-3 > Mourning Doves-3 > > Good birding, > Debbie Becker > > > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
