[nysbirds-l] Winter Wren, Trumpeter Swans and some low flying hawks at Derby Hill

Mickey Scilingo Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:38:36 -0700

I found a pair of TRUMPETER SWANS on Catfish Creek where Winks Rd crosses the creek in Palermo late this morning. As a bonus, I heard a WINTER WREN singing from the underbrush on the west side of the road.

After seeing several migrating raptors during my travels around Oswego County this morning, I decided to head up to Derby Hill. I arrived around 12:30, parked in the lot at the bottom of the hill and for the next 5.5 hours, I got some great looks at low flying hawks. I never even made it to the top of the hill. I'm sure the official count will have better numbers than I had, but I can't complain about what I saw from the parking area:

Turkey Vulture - 145

GOLDEN EAGLE - 3 adults

Northern Harrier - 20

Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1

Cooper's Hawk - 10

Bald Eagle - 6

Red-shouldered Hawk - 18

Red-tailed Hawk - 19

Rough-legged Hawk - 5

American Kestrel - 7

Merlin - 2

Other noted migrants: