I took a quick lunchtime stroll around Sheldrake Lake in Larchmont (Westchester county) today hoping for some new first-of-year birds. The walk started with a song that I've heard in the past but couldn't place to species immediately (yes, its time to refresh the memory banks). Finally he showed...I wast treated to great looks at a White-eyed vireo feeding in the brush below the dam. Other first-of-years for me were 3 Black-and-white warblers and 6 Blue-gray gnatcatchers. Also sighted: 2 Eastern phoebes Palm warbler ~12 Yellow-rumped warblers Carolina wren Osprey 2 Pied-billed grebes 11 Ruddy ducks 2 Wood ducks ~10 Northern flickers Ruby-crowned kinglets
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