Today around 4:00, Betsy spotted a White-crowned Sparrow in the yard. It fed in the grass and when it returned a few hours later, it fed under a spruce tree where we throw seed most of the year (but not now!). I was able to digiscope a few shots. This is the latest spring migrant we have ever seen. For a brief period, a YELLOW WARBLER was on the ground near the sparrow, making an odd couple.
I suspect there are a lot more late migrants out there due to the very wet spring with relatively limited migration opportunities. Good birding! Willie ---------------- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
