Had a great time at Rockefeller Preserve, Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County this morning, from around 9:30 to 11:00.
As usual, I parked at the free area off Sleepy Hollow Road and walked up (northeast) the main path, Old Sleepy Hollow trial. Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Redstart Magnolia Canada Yellowthroat Yellow Warbler Northern Waterthrush Veery Wood Thrush Catbird Rose-breasted Grosbeak (3) other common stuff One Coopers Hawk zooming through the forest. No sign of the previously seen Orchard Orioles. Now the good part: A lustily singing WHITE-EYED VIREO first encountered on the main trail about two hundred feet southwest of the intersection with "Natures Way." Excellent looks too for a couple minutes. Another birder came by soon thereafter and we were able to hear the bird singing again. Then about fifteen minutes later a second singing WHITE-EYED VIREO along Natures Way just past the Glacial Erratic trail. I suppose it could have been the same bird, but it seems unlikely. This one was also seen well. This one had a slightly different call note, part of which was reminiscent of the call of a Great-Crested Flycatcher. Bob Lewis Sleepy Hollow NY -- -- 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/ --
