Fantastic morning at Palmer Woods, Cornell Campus today, even though I got there at 10:40am. That was my first time there and I certainly was impressed. 43 species and 15 warblers, plus beautiful and variable habitat. BAY-BREASTED WARBLER and female MOURNING WARBLER were highlights. At first I thought the Mourning was a Connecticut, but after getting a few looks I realized its eye-ring was too narrow and incomplete.
A word of caution: At one point a man in his 20s walked by who was probably on drugs or mentally insane. He was talking very loudly to himself about spirits being channeled through his grandfather's watch. Fortunately, as he approached and walked by me he did not even seem to notice I was there. Not saying he was harmful, but you never know what to expect from people like him. Also, there was a CAPE MAY WARBLER sining from the spruces at 310 Triphammer Road, along with a nice flock of warblers and a SCARLET TANAGER. Good birding! Evan Begin forwarded message: > Palmer Woods, Tompkins, US-NY > May 9, 2012 10:40 AM - 12:30 PM > Protocol: Traveling > 1.0 mile(s) > Comments: TA~65F, Cloudy, damp, wind calm. Many dead clown millipedes, > lots of mayapple, some large-flowered trillium. Lots of garlic mustard. > 43 species > > Mourning Dove 2 > Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 > Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Possibly inspecting nest cavity > Downy Woodpecker 1 > Hairy Woodpecker 1 > Northern Flicker 2 > Least Flycatcher 1 > Great Crested Flycatcher 3 > Red-eyed Vireo 1 > Blue Jay 6 > American Crow X > Black-capped Chickadee 6 > Tufted Titmouse 3 > White-breasted Nuthatch 1 > House Wren 1 > Wood Thrush 2 1 adult gathering nest material > American Robin 2 > Gray Catbird 8 > European Starling 3 > Ovenbird 3 > Black-and-white Warbler 1 > Tennessee Warbler 3 > Nashville Warbler 4 > Mourning Warbler 1 Olive plain back, yellow undertail coverts and belly, > pink legs, distinct gray hood. Secretive in low brush about 2 feet above > ground. Initially thought was male Connecticut Warbler, but eye ring was > narrow and incomplete. > Common Yellowthroat 1 > Northern Parula 1 > Magnolia Warbler 1 > Bay-breasted Warbler 1 > Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 > Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 > Pine Warbler 1 Very drab bird. Uniform yellow/brown/gray. Faint black > streaks on shoulders, very faint face pattern. > Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 > Black-throated Green Warbler 3 > Wilson's Warbler 1 > Song Sparrow 2 > White-crowned Sparrow 3 > Dark-eyed Junco 2 > Northern Cardinal 4 > Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 > Indigo Bunting 1 High in spruce bordering field > Common Grackle 1 > Brown-headed Cowbird 3 > Baltimore Oriole 3 -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
