9/29/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)
At Sabattis Bog in the morning: 4 Gray Jays and 2 Black-backed Woodpeckers (male and female). (Photos on my Facebook page.) At the inlet of Little Tupper Lake, two fledgling Cedar Waxwings perched in a flimsy bush calling for food. The adult went back and forth several times a minute with berries for them! On 9/28/15, I had two different notable reports: Jane Moon reported FOUR Sandhill Cranes along Stetson Road in Tupper Lake (they behaved as two pairs)! (Franklin Co.) Deb Evans reported two different "shrike" observations between Indian Lake and Blue Mountain Lake - one at Rock Pond and one along Route 30 (could have been the same bird). I've observed Northern Shrikes in Hamilton Co. in October, so the end of Sept. is certainly a possibility. She did not get a photograph. 9/23/15 to 9/24/15 Canoe-Camping on Masssawepie Lake (St. Lawrence Co.) I canoed Massawepie Lake and camped at the beautiful Distillery Hill campsite. It was one of the nicest camping trips I've done in the past two decades. (The Boy Scout area of Massawepie opens up to the public on Sept. 1 until June 15.) I didn't see another human for two days! But I did see and hear lots of birds! On 9/24, I hiked the Mountaineer Trail to give the fog over the lake time to burn off, and then I canoed Massawepie Lake and its outlet - gorgeous! Here are some of the birds from the trip: Canada Goose - I heard them flying overhead all night Wood Duck - pair Common Loon - several (bothered by the local Bald Eagle pair) - they vocalized throughout the night Bald Eagle - pair of adults that appeared inseparable, always perching together. From my canoe, which was a challenge, I took several photos of them perched in front of the moon! I heard them vocalize until it was almost completely dark. They roosted near my campsite and I heard them again at first light! Barred Owl - at least 5 all vocalizing as soon as the light faded away! Belted Kingfisher - at least 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Blue-headed Vireo - singing Gray Jay - 3 that I saw twice (later, I stopped at Sabattis Bog on my way home and found 4 more) Common Raven Brown Creeper - singing! Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet - singing parts of its song "Gray-cheeked Thrush" calls - huge movement overnight Hermit Thrush - many around my campsite at dawn and they all began to sing for just a couple minutes! Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Common Yellowthroat - singing Palm Warbler Pine Warbler - many, with lots of singing throughout the morning Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow - singing Dark-eyed Junco Purple Finch Pine Siskin - one flying over - first one I've heard in a while! Amer. Goldfinch During the night, in addition to hearing Common Loons, Barred Owls, and migrants, coyotes howled. It was hard to sleep with so much going on in the nocturnal world! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
