A few warblers on the move, but not so many good views. . . Joe Fell Buffalo, NY
Woodlawn, Erie, US-NY Sep 20, 2012 5:15 PM - 5:45 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: 71 F cloudy 7 species Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 3 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 54 Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 16 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 1 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 4 Tifft Nature Preserve, Erie, US-NY Sep 20, 2012 6:00 PM - 7:10 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Comments: 71 F cloudy 22 species (+2 other taxa) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 19 Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 11 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 22 Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 27 Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 11 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2 Great Egret (Ardea alba) 9 Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 7 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 1 first I have seen in since early August Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 6 shorebird sp. (Charadriiformes sp.) 1 May have been another Spotted. Resting with 1 leg up and bill tucked under wing. Seemed slightly larger, but perhaps it was just puffing out it's feathers. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 9 Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 3 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 2 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 19 Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 6 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 6 Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 1 Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 1 warbler sp. (Parulinae sp.) 6 at least half a dozen (and possibly more) warbler present near the path to the North Viewing Blind. Light was poor and getting on the tricky through the foliage. Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1 Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4 Forest Lawn Cemetery, Erie, US-NY Sep 21, 2012 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.25 mile(s) Comments: 68 F mostly sunny 19 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 18 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 7 Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 4 Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 4 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 3 Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 1 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2 Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 1 Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 3 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 8 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 3 likely several more White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 6 Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 2 Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1 warbler sp. (Parulinae sp.) 3 At least 3 more warblers (likely more) present. Foraging very high and not getting good views. Very active and rapidly moving from tree to tree. Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 6 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 6 -- 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/ --
