4/14/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)
A strong weather front came through overnight. First-of-the-season species today: *Northern Flicker - Sabattis Circle Road *Hermit Thrush - calling at dawn outside our home - it went through 3 of its different call notes. *Ruby-crowned Kinglet - singing along Sabattis Circle Road *Fox Sparrow - one singing outside our home, and another observed foraging and calling along Sabattis Circle Road *Swamp Sparrow - singing at the inlet of Little Tupper Lake Song Sparrow and Dark-eyed Junco numbers have swelled. There were more Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers drumming and calling today. The flock of 3 female Wild Turkeys (down from 11 over the winter) now have a male following them around in full display outside our house. Many animals battle for the cracked corn we put out - a Deer actually chased Amer. Crows around the backyard this morning - very comical! The Deer were afraid of the Wild Turkeys and waited for them to finish eating before coming in. Last year, I recorded a Dark-eyed Junco that sang a "Red Crossbill" sounding song all season at Sabattis Circle Road. On 4/10 this year, I already posted the Dark-eyed Junco singing a "Song Sparrow" sounding song at Sabattis Bog. For the past couple days at our house, we've had a Dark-eyed Junco at the top of the same tree singing an unusual song - it sounds like one of their typical call notes, but this birds sings it over and over all day! I recorded it. Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders 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/ --
