7/18/13 Minerva (Western Essex Co.)
I found an extremely late Black-backed Woodpecker nest today. I initially found this nest hole on May 4, 2013, when the male was observed excavating it, but there was never any evidence of subsequent nesting. Today, there are very young birds in the nest hole - the adults are going into the nest hole to feed. This nest is 6 to 7 weeks later than normal for our area. See my latest blog post for more details at: http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/nesting-behavior/extremely-late-bl ack-backed-woodpecker-nest . 7/14/13 Whiteface Mountain & Bloomingdale Bog area (Essex and Franklin Counties) Highlights from a dawn tour up Whiteface Mountain included lovely views of a singing Bicknell's Thrush looking like a Hudson River School painting (I posted photos to my Facebook page - link below), Blackpoll Warblers feeding young, nice views of a Lincoln's Sparrow at Bloomingdale Bog, nice views of a male Indigo Bunting near its nest, Mourning Warblers calling near their nest, and an American Kestrel, Savannah Sparrow, and female Bobolink in large fields not far from Whiteface Mountain. 7/11/13 Whiteface Mountain & Bloomingdale (Essex and Franklin Counties) Highlights from a dawn tour up Whiteface Mountain included lovely views of a singing Bicknell's Thrush, nice views of a Mourning Warbler and male Indigo Bunting, a female Black-backed Woodpecker and vocalizing Boreal Chickadees in the Bloomingdale area, and a Black Bear cub!!! 7/5/13 Massawepie Mire (& drive on Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake) (St. Lawrence Co., Franklin Co. and Hamilton Co.) Highlights from a tour to Massawepie Mire included two adult Common Loons with two chicks, Wilson's Snipe winnowing at Tupper Lake Marsh, a Barred Owl on Sabattis Circle Road, a family group of Black-backed Woodpeckers (adult male and female with at least one juvenile), Yellow-bellied Flycatchers at Sabattis Bog and Massawepie, 2 Gray Jays, lots of wonderful warbler views (16 species), and nice views of Lincoln's Sparrow and Indigo Bunting. We also observed an Eastern Coyote and a small Snapping Turtle. The cone crops on the various coniferous tree species are looking good! We should have plenty of food for finches this winter in the Adirondacks. See my blog post with photos of the various coniferous tree cone crops at: http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/cone-crop/cone-crop-in-the-central -adirondack-mountains . I put together a blog post listing all the species found on dawn tours up Whiteface for the month of June (including photos) at: http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/boreal-birds/species-lists-for-all -dawn-tours-up-whiteface-mountain-during-june-2013 . Sean O'Brien and I spent a night and morning in the St. Lawrence Valley on June 22, 2013. The moon was nearly full and we found at least 11 singing Whip-poor-wills on Calaboga Road in Hammond (St. Lawrence Co.)! We heard coyotes and Barred Owls also. We listened to many Marsh Wrens singing in the middle of the night at Perch River. Virginia Rail young called at Perch River. I found another area with singing Grasshopper Sparrows in northern Jefferson Co. and Sean recorded them. We had a long list of species from this trip - many sparrows, flycatchers, and warblers. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
