Hi all, I conducted a point count route on the Rensselaer Plateau yesterday morning (Jun 9). Highlights include 12 warbler species (plus Prairie and Black-and-white in a power line cut after the route), a Bobolink heard singing with no fields anywhere in sight, 2 Barred Owls, and recently-fledged Brown Creepers. 63 species for the survey itself, plus 9 additional species later in the morning. The complete list follows.
Location: Rensselaer Forest Tract Observation date: 6/9/10 Canada Goose 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Killdeer 1 Mourning Dove 4 Barred Owl 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 26 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 5 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 3 Alder Flycatcher 7 Least Flycatcher 7 Eastern Phoebe 6 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Blue-headed Vireo 6 Red-eyed Vireo 41 Carrying nesting material. Blue Jay 13 American Crow 18 Common Raven 3 Tree Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 25 Two family groups. Tufted Titmouse 9 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 9 Two recently fledged young. Winter Wren 3 Veery 17 Hermit Thrush 8 Wood Thrush 6 American Robin 33 Gray Catbird 10 Cedar Waxwing 31 Nashville Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 7 Magnolia Warbler 4 Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 Black-throated Green Warbler 12 Blackburnian Warbler 9 American Redstart 5 Ovenbird 67 Carrying food for young. Common Yellowthroat 25 Canada Warbler 5 Eastern Towhee 1 Chipping Sparrow 16 Song Sparrow 8 Swamp Sparrow 4 White-throated Sparrow 3 Dark-eyed Junco 15 Scarlet Tanager 6 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4 Indigo Bunting 1 Bobolink 1 *HIGHLY unusual for this route. Heard singing with no field habitat anywhere nearby that I know of. Perhaps using tiny power line corridor? Red-winged Blackbird 6 Common Grackle 5 Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Baltimore Oriole 1 Purple Finch 8 More than I'd typically expect. American Goldfinch 8 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Also: Bald Eagle Warbling Vireo Yellow-throated Vireo Barn Swallow House Wren Eastern Bluebird Prairie Warbler Black-and-white Warbler House Finch 72 species total. Good birding! --Hope Batcheller -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
