Birded the western section this afternoon (first time visit): Sunny, windy (10-15 mph) Few leaves have emerged in comparison to NYC and Westchester County (2-3 weeks behind those southern lats).
Few birds seen overall: *Highlights* 1 black crowned night heron - hunting 1 blue grey gnatcatcher - great views, eye level "tame" 1 only one warbler seen - Palm warbler 1 broadwing hawk - calling, low overhead * The rest:* ~8 tree swallows 6 field sparrows 2 swamp sparrow multiple song sparrows 1 white crowned sparrow multiple goldfinch multiple black capped chickadees 2 eastern phoebe 1 hairy woodpecker 1 flicker pileated woodpecker - heard red bellied - heard 4 Canada geese 4 mallards multiple red winged blackbirds 1 brown headed cowbird multiple TVs and crows overhead * Non-birding sightings:* 6 painted turtles sunning 2 eastern garter snakes 1 raccoon - sleeping in stick nest in tree multiple grey and red squirrels heavy beaver fresh activity evidence -- <http://goog_1544726016> - Payroll Assistant @ *Checks and Balances Payroll, Inc* - NY Certified Earth Science, Biology, & 7-12 General Science Teacher - Homemaker -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
