The 5 intrepid birders who disregarded the heavy rain which fell on ground zero starting at ~ 0715, were rewarded, when it tapered off to a drizzle, as we arrived at the dead end/ parking area at ~ 0810, left the comfort of our vehicles, and proceeded to see (not hear) some birds ! The # of species recorded, while much larger than what I had here yesterday afternoon, was less than the total reported by Eric Salzman yesterday morning. We had a total of 34 species in ~ 3 1/2 hours, including 12 warblers, with Tennessee being the most notable, followed by Blackpoll & Chestnut-sided. A singing Scarlet Tanager, although without the benefit of the sun, was still bright enough to thrill us ! We only had 1 vireo, a Red-eyed, and even though we had multiple sightings of Hermit Thrush & Veery, we missed Wood Thrush.
We then traveled the short distance to Bald Hill, where we added Solitary Sandpiper, Great-crested Flycatcher and Black-throated Green Warbler. 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/ --
