Tifft Nature Preserve, Erie, US-NY Sep 30, 2012 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.5 mile(s) Comments: 58 F Initially raining. Cleared up with sun and clouds. Birding with Alec Humann until 12:30 pm, then continued alone for a couple hours. Possible Connecticut Warbler on Old Tifft St near Service Rd. 52 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 18 Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 2 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 12 Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 12 Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 1 Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 9 Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 2 American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 1 Spotted by Alec on Heritage Boardwalk - has an injured wing. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 5 Great Egret (Ardea alba) 9 Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 3 Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 7 Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1 American Coot (Fulica americana) 1 Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) 3 Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 12 Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) 9 Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) 7 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 9 Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 4 Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) 1 Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) 2 American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 9 Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 21 Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) 7 White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 2 Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) 1 Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 30 conservative estimate Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 10 conservative estimate Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) 1 Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) 3 American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 21 Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 24 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 5 Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 1 Not terribly late for this species in this area - exhibiting typical behavior (creeping about like a Nuthatch along a the limb and trunk of a large Poplar). Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 8 Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 3 American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1 Not terribly late for this species in this area - exhibiting typical behavior (fanning wings and tail). Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia) 2 Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 1 Late for this species. I did not get a great view and initially thought it was a Pine Warbler (I just saw the breast). Alec had good views od the bird as it foraged in a Catalpa. Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 75 conservative estimate - many seen throughout the preserve Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 4 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 6 Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 3 White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 35 conservative estimate Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 6 American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 4 -- 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/ --
