Sterling Forest and Ironwood Dr. 31 May Joe Giunta, Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) arrived at 8:30 to find a dozen cars in the parking lot and the MISSISSIPPI KITE clearly visible, by eye, in a large dead tree. As we approached the birding group, after a few quick nods,we were escorted to the awaiting scopes for great views. Only then did we exchange the usual pleasantries when birders meet. "See the bird first, we'll talk later".
We then headed over and turned into Ironwood Dr. With the windows down and driving carefully and very slowly we listened, stopping to bird at several pull off spots before reaching the end. We found 9 warbler species including CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER,. several HOODED WARBLERS, a pair of GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLERS carrying food. Neither member of this pair showed any sign of hybridization. Other interesting birds along the road were BROAD-WINGED HAWK, RED-SHOULDER HAWK, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, SCARLET TANAGER, INDIGO BUNTING and CHIPPING SPARROW plus the usual expected breeders.. On the way upstate, there was a kettle of TURKEY and 1 BLACK VULTURE at the Stew Leonard's toll booths in Yonkers.. Sy -- 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/ --
