A group of 8 juncos arrived at Pruyn Sanctuary in Chappaqua late this afternoon. Not seen or heard earlier in the day during morning birding walk.
*Croton Point County Park yesterday am & early aft:* * 70+ (conservatively) yellow-rumped warblers including 50+ feeding on red cedar fruit on tree below campground area * 50+ palm warblers (also conservatively estimated) * 1 field sparrow feeding with house sparrows by main pavilion * 1 white-crowned sparrow and 3 swamp sparrows along with increased numbers of white-throats in the brush along road up to the nature center * 2 kestrels hunting on the landfill * a peregrine flyover mid-day over the model airplane field * * *Croton boat ramp at low tide yesterday morning*: * a lesser yellowlegs actively feeding * an adult bald eagle on a log in the mudflats below St Augustine's Church was feeding on the remains of an unidentified duck. Anne Swaim Saw Mill River Audubon Chappaqua, NY -- 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/ --
