Splendid morning at Stillwell Woods. Notables included fantastic views of a hooded warbler, countless yellow warblers, quite a few blue winged warblers, a wood thrush, catbirds, common yellow throats, 4 of the most unbelievably cooperative ovenbirds that I have ever had the pleasure of viewing (there were about 8 total), a black throated blue, a palm warbler, too many to keep track of black and white warblers, a ruby crowned kinglet, a flock of savannah sparrows, a coopers hawk and numerous barn swallows following afterthe mowers (which were kicking up the insects). The birds were unusually cooperative - one of the best days I have had in the preserve. Referring back to Diane's rose breasted grosbeak, I had incredible close views of one at my feeder (first visit ever) which is just inches from my kitchen door. He definitely trumped the pine warbler that stayed with me for four months this past winter!
Stella Miller "Conservation is sometimes perceived as stopping everything cold, as holding whooping cranes in higher esteem than people. It is up to science to spread the understanding that the choice is not between wild places or people, it is between a rich or an impoverished existence for Man." Thomas Lovejoy -- 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/ --
