Today, from 0845 to 1125, I walked the above's woods and fields, filling in some of the blanks, that permeate my seasonal "wish-list". FOS species included: Gray-cheeked Thrush; Blue-winged Warbler; Chestnut-sided Warbler; Prairie Warbler; Scarlet Tanager and Baltimore Oriole.
The most numerous specie seen/ heard today was a warbler, but not the ubiquitous yellow-rumped... no, that honor fell to the black-and-white. I wish I had started to count them when I entered the property, but since I didn't, my educated guess would be at least 35, up to a max of 40 birds. The most spectacular bird award would have to be shared by the singing males of both the Scarlet Tanager and Baltimore Oriole species ! Bathed in sunlight and back-lit by a gorgeous blue sky, they made the extra walking I had to put in (because of my deficient map reading skills) a little less painful and embarrassing ! Cheers, Bob -- 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/ --
