Diana Teta and I enjoyed a long day of birding yesterday-May 11,2012 -Since many are doing "big days",
I thought a few highlights might be helpful: Doodletown-6:00-8:00 am-Piliated Woodpecker pair seen at beginning of the trail Black-billed cuckoo heard Tennessee Warbler heard and seen as we were climbing up trail Cerulean Warbler nesting (male and female) by schoolhouse-visable -others singing Hooded Warbler Olive Sided Flycatcher IONA- Bald Eagle Mine Road NO CLIFF SWALLOWS Bash a kill 10:30-12 pm Windy and cold-Wilsons, Canada, and Yellow Warbler Linnear Park 1:30 pm PROTHONOTARY WARBLER (trail past houses) Solitary Sandpiper (Beware-3 -4 barking Pit Bulls on chains) Blue Chip Farm- 3:00 UPLAND SANDPIPER-in same location as Reported by Ken and Sue- Shawangunk 4:00 Northern Harrier, Eastern Meadowlark (Scanning essential) Good Luck if you go! Dale Dancis and Diana Teta -- 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/ --