Both Warblers (NASHVILLE and ORANGE-CROWNED) were eventually seen today with some persistence at the preserve. They were spotted just north of the Walker Street entrance. I stood by the abandoned air conditioner in the stream and watched them feed on the cat-tails across from the stream. I actually looked for the cat-tails to move slightly and then I was able to target where they were. A local told me of a GREAT-HORNED owl he heard in the area at night. Just of note: Things got quiet in the later morning if you were there then, probably due to a Cooper's/Sharp-Shinned HAWK (not sure which one) in the area. I actually saw him crash into the cat-tails, I followed where he went and observed he did not get any of the warblers.
Also in this area of interest were some downy woodpeckers (pecking at the cat-tails), white-breasted nuthatch (heard), and a number of chickadees. I walked south of the Walker Street entrance to see the grey SCREECH OWL, who was visible in his usual hole. A trip north of Clark Street turned up a continuing male WOOD DUCK in the stream, along with a hybrid mallard of sorts. I also spotted a female WOOD DUCK in the Pittsburgh Ave. pond. Did not notice any Eurasian Wigeons in the pond, but heard from someone they were more up north. Mike Z -- 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/ --
