There was a small finch flight this morning at Derby Hill, with the following birds seen:
3 PINE GROSBEAK – feeding on the red fruits in the small tree near sign #1 – only present for a few minutes before moving on. 40+ White-winged Crossbills – several flocks flying north along the shoreline – undercounted because I heard birds calling at times but could not locate them in the blue skies. COMMON REDPOLL – at least 20 birds, but most likely more. A few stopped to feed on the catkins in the birch trees behind the cottage. Pine Siskin – at least 2 individuals associating with American Goldfinches. 1 Evening Grosbeak flying north along the shoreline. BOHEMIAN WAXWING – a silent flock of about 10-12 birds that thought about landing in some trees but instead did a lap or 2 before continuing on. Also 1 each of Sharp-shinned Hawk and Cooper’s Hawk, both of which passed headed north, and a single southbound Common Loon. Mickey Scilingo Constantia Oswego County, NY mickey.scili...@gte.net 315-679-6299 -- 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/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
